“Sir!’ The communications officer spun around in his chair. “One battleship received light damage. The Tarquin. Three vessels sustained no damage. I can’t raise one of the cruisers though.”
That’s never good, thought Aden.
“What’s her last known location?”
“She was on the far side of the planet, Captain. The Ceroner has her on their scanners and is trying to reach the cruiser. They report no power to the ship.”
Aden leaned heavily against his console and dropped his chin. When he’d checked this morning, a Utothiaz ship trailed the cruiser. Twice its size and four times the power. The smaller vessel didn’t stand a chance against the heavy armored beast.
“We’ll hope a lack of power is their sole problem,” mumbled Fyall.
Lifting his head, Aden attempted to find the proper thing to say i
