By the time the meal was ready, the single moon had risen in the cloudless night sky.
“I spotted a number of places that seem similar to the structure you’d originally chosen, sir,” Hart told the captain as they ate. As it turned out, they were buildings that had been long since overgrown with vegetation until their original purpose had been obscured. “But Sarah and I also found a series of caves a few hundred kilometers southwest of here that might work even better.”
“I’ll trust your judgment, Hart.”
“Thank you, sir. I’ll have Sarah pass the coordinates to your tender. Once you’re safely there, I’ll leave you to set up camp and see if I can bring in more food.” And maybe he’d look for Kes at the same time.
“Here, what’s this?” The captain shied back as a black corvid swooped into camp
