Jess let the Wanderer keep to a straight line through jump space. If the Imperial fleet could track them then what was the point in leaving a false trail?
“How did they find us?” Jess asked himself once again.
“Damn good question,” Dash replied.
Jess jumped slightly. He hadn’t realised he’d given voice to the question this time. In fact he’d forgotten that Dash and Sal were even there. He felt irritation flare.
“I suppose you’ve got the answer?” Jess asked. The edge to his voice could have cut through steel.
“No. I’ve never heard of anything like this.”
Dash had replied in a normal voice. Either he hadn’t noticed the barb in Jess’s words or he’d ignored it. Jess remembered how sharp Dash was. He must have noticed so he had ignored it. That annoyed Jess even more. Fighting
