Chapter Forty-Three
October 18, 2230, Gliese 581, New Samarkand, Sogdia, Private Hangar housing the Argo
By the next morning, though it continued, the rebel offensive had been blunted, and garrison casualties were surprisingly low, given the ferocity of the assault. The Army was now trying to capitalize on their momentum and push into rebel-controlled territory. Jia and Erik were content to let them handle that.
Their part of the battle started and ended with the gunship encounter. No other enemies had moved close to the hangar, leaving Erik and Jia with a mostly boring day until they’d stopped worrying about breakthroughs and headed back inside. Jia found herself steering the conversation away from Cabrina Pena most of the day when she threatened to come up, unsure of how Erik was hand
