The mess hall was huge, the size of a shuttle hangar. Most of the tables were already packed with rebels with many more queuing up for their serving of lunch, all hoping to get to the head of the line before the proper food ran out and only protein sludge was left.
Holly eyed the line snaking all the way to the huge double entrance doors and her heart sank. So much for getting here before all the edible food was gone. At this rate, they’d be lucky to get any protein sludge, let alone anything decent.
But it couldn’t be helped, so Holly got in line, Ethan trotting after her. He didn’t raise a big stink or try to pull rank or anything, he just quietly got in line like everybody else. Nonetheless, some of the other rebels had objections to his presence. Now the rebels always objected to Hol
