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“Three ships inbound”

I stand “Three?”

“How the goryhell are you just telling us?” Cassius snaps

“Couldn’t pick them up because of the asteroid interference They must have called in more of them to haul in the Vindabona”

The crewain in fear

“What grade?” I ask

“Military, third class Two four-gun lancers, and an eight-gun Storm-class corvette They’re Ascomanni”

“How can you tell?” I ask

“They have bodies on their hulls”

“It’s a gorydao toe to toe with one of the lancers, but a Stor do we have?”

“Five et off that heap”

I rush to cut the re restraints off the prisoners “Hen, I need you to pop off that asteroid and burn for the Vindabona’s transfer tube,” Cassius says “We have people to evacuate”

“They’ll see me if I make an approach,” Pytha says

“They ines,” Cassius replies

“Copy”