Chapter 9
Greenseed Station
“Multiple ships inbound,” called out the watch officer, jerking Marsh from his dark thoughts.
On one level he welcomed the distraction. His mind's eye had been seeing the children on the destroyed ship, time after time. The children he had killed.
“What have we got?” Marsh snapped out.
“Twelve large freighters, four small freighters and several dozen escort fighters.”
The reply came quickly. The young watch officer had been replaced by a far more experienced officer. Marsh had rotated many of his staff after destroying the ship with the children on board. The crew had been strung out enough even before that incident. They needed a chance to recover.
“Threat analysis?” Marsh asked.
“Nothing we can’t handle, Sir. I’d suggest keeping them a bit more
