Chapter 11
Greenseed Station
“Incoming ships!”
Marsh jerked awake at the watch officer’s cry. It felt like he’d only just closed his eyes. A glance at the time showed that wasn’t far from the truth. He’d been asleep for just over an hour. With everything that had happened he’d expected to find sleep difficult, but once Novek and his ships left Marsh had found himself unable to keep his eyes open. The strain of the day’s events had left him exhausted. And now there was another convoy to deal with.
“For star’s sake,” Marsh muttered. “Hasn’t enough happened already today?”
“Word’s getting around,” Alisha replied, sounding tired herself. “And things are getting worse out there.”
“Yeah, I guess so,” he replied quietly. “This is going to become a problem. The strain is already sh
