Chapter Thirty-Three June 5, 2229, Near Earth Orbit, Dandelion Interplanetary Transport Company Flight 6723 En Route to the Moon Erik shifted in his plush seat. Jia sat beside him. Alina had booked the tickets, and she’d bought out most of the seats around them so they could talk in private if necessary. He couldn’t complain about the accommodations. The seats were comfortable and could handle his frame well, and they’d kept gravity steady from take-off to leaving Earth’s atmosphere. Not every off-world flight did that. Going zero-G might not be as uncomfortable as a hyperspace jump, but it often wasn’t a treat for a man’s stomach. Plenty of people filled the three wide rows of seats in the areas away from Erik and Jia. Erik regretted not forcing Alina to book them first-class or a p