Arriving at the Command Centre, Cori moved around the outside to the starboard door. She briefly tossed Royal a look that invited a conversation later and stepped into the access corridor to the rest of the deck.

Pressing the chime of the Captain’s Ready Room, Dalton drew in a steadying breath as she fought the urge to tap her fingers on her thigh. Reasonable and compassionate or not, she wasn’t expecting Myqian to be entirely thrilled at the turn of events. “Here we go,” she said softly to Dev.

~Corinne Dalton