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“I have to go there,” he said out loud even as the thought popped into his head

“Where?” Nao away from her work on the comm The relief he could see on her face now that he’d finally said souilt for that

“The station Or whatever it is I have to go there”

“No you don’t,” she said

“Everything that’s happened over the last year has been to bringhis eyes and hiding fro is the only place in here There’s nothing else No other open gates, no planets, no other ships Nothing”

“Ji where you always have to be the guy who goes…”

“I’ll never knohy the protoet there, face-to-face”

“Eros, Gany,” Naoo”

Holden stopped rubbing his face and looked at her She stared back, beautiful and angry and sad He felt his throat threaten to close up, so he said, “A else Tellelse and I’ sohed “Okay then”

“It’s getting old being the one who stays behind”

“You’re not staying behind,” Holden said “You’re keeping the crew alive while I do so really stupid It’s e’re an awesome team You’re the captain now”

“That’s a shit job and you know it”