Chapter 5
Using two short jumps—two shifts—they returned to Harmony Region. As they approached, Rowan put the Guardian Wasp into stealth mode and raised the shields, which provided not only protection from the weapons of any Angevire vessels, but also added to the low visibility of his craft. They cruised at minimum speed among the asteroids and small planets that made up the system, a scatter of space garbage orbiting a brown dwarf paired with another small dull-lit star. Were it not for the high value mineral deposits, he figured no one would be interested in the region. Those precious hoards were worth fighting for, it seemed. The UniCouncil was determined to lay claim to them. Apparently, the Angevire were also.
On one of the larger planets, they found what they sought—two mid-sized
