Chapter Seventeen
Jas went back to the bridge and ignoring the inquiring eyes that met her, flopped down into her seat. They’d lost. Just when she thought it would all be finally over, they’d lost. The prospect of the Shadow War continuing stretched out endlessly in front of her. She’d thought she could make it through to the end. Now, she wasn’t so sure.
Everybody on the bridge was intent on their tasks, checking the Thylacine’s systems for damage after the battle, programming diagnostics and repairs, making sure everything was shipshape. But was there any point? How would the Unity Alliance be able to defeat that monster Shadow ship?
The Shadows must have been building it for years, Jas realized. Safe from prying eyes within their stronghold, developing new materials and weapons and b
