Starrise_at_Corrivale

-and after that came a strange sudden silence in the software, as if the computer had come up against some response it had not been expecting.

Slowly their vision cleared. Gabriel looked around hurriedly to determine the location of the remaining

craft and caught sight of nothing but one hasty starfall off in the distance, red-golden fire sheeting over

the surface of another of the little ball-bearing craft. Then it was gone.

"I really must send a nice note to Insight about that software," Gabriel said softly.

"You might want to wait," Enda said, rubbing her eyes. "Void-Corp has been known to monitor

drivespace comm relays before this, and they routinely scan for mail that is intended for their enemies."

"So it can wait. How many hostiles was that?" Gabriel asked the computer.