Page 15 (1/2)

Naomi lifted an eyebrow “Does the union know about this?”

“I figured I’d send theot back here”

“You think Drummer’ll be okay with it?”

“Cap changing the rules?” A “That’s just a day that ends in y far as I can tell If she didn’t leave sole room for it, that’s her mistake”

“I’ to hold the whole colony responsible for what a few administrators did,” Holden said “It’s collective punishuys should do”

“At least not without twelve hours’ warning?” Naomi said

Holden shrugged “This is thethey have todifferent and they still double down, I feel a little better about closing them off At least we’ll have tried”

“‘A little better’ uilt-ridden’”

“Not totally,” Holden said, lying back The gel was cool against the back of his head and shoulders “Still don’t love the whole cutting-people-off-fro”

“Should have agreed to run the union when you had the chance,” Alex said “Then it could all be the way you wanted”

“It’d be pretty to think so anyway,” Holden said

Twelve hours A night and part of a day, for Freehold And not quite enough tio from the Roci to Medina to the office of the president of the Transport Union and co for Medina before her iven the Freeholders htspeed was lightspeed

It was the irony of es and voices, culture and conversation, could move so much more quickly than even the fastest ship In the best case, it would haveideas across the gap between planets was easy Moving objects was hard But itand willing to let their unships and threats, same as ever

Holden was asleep when the answer finally came

“Wake up,” Naoot visitors”