Chapter Nine
As far as Cariad knew, she was the first of the colonists who had been invited aboard the Mistral. At least, she’d never heard of anyone going to the Guardians’ ship before, and that news would have spread through the colony like wildfire.
The Mistral’s shuttle had arrived for her not long after she received the comm from Strongquist. He’d said that he wanted to talk to her the stadium bombing and that it would be more convenient if she were to go to the Mistral. With Nova Fortuna’s reproductive facilities mothballed and human reproduction planetside only just starting up, she was at a loose end and eager to help with the investigation. She was also eager to learn more about the mysterious Guardians and their intentions.
The colonists’ relationship with the Guardians had ne
