As David smoothly glided the shuttle out of the bay and toward the planet, Riley leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes. He wasn’t napping, he was running the away team’s initial encounter with the Pallasians through his mind. He couldn’t think of a single reason for alarm, but David was so adamant, in his vague way, that they remain on alert. Riley trusted David’s instinct.

He opened his eyes and looked at Sage, “What did you make of the Pallasians during our time on the Merry?”

He spoke loudly enough for all in the shuttle to hear.

Dekker, CNS