“It’s a good thing for them you were there,” Horace said with a hint of pride. “We’ve rescued eighty-seven from their crew and making arrangements to rendezvous with a transport to get these people to safety. Hell of a way to carry out Revelation Protocol. They were in pretty bad shape—worst situation on a generational ship from a dark world I’ve seen in a long time.”
Horace stood at attention and looked at both of them. “I’ll send in the information regarding the ‘spirit’ ship with my next log. I’m sure it’s something an admiral would like to read about. For now, let’s stay calm about this incident. We don’t want to go about creating worry when we don’t have to. Understood?”
“Yes, sir,” Braddock and Austin said in unison.
“Very well. Thank you for your time. Carry on, gentlemen.”
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