Death of a Starship
“said Kewitt with a smile.
“Lots of people believe in lots of things,” McNally acknowledged, “but that one’s just silly on the face of it.”
“I agree, Lieutenant. But still, I’d like to talk to Ser Micah Albrecht over there in Jenny’s Little Pearl. He set off a nest of something. If nothing else, there’s a lot of money unaccounted for in this system. Someone built that shipyard for some reason.” He paused.
“Tell me, Lieutenant, can you get me to Ser Albrecht’s destination any faster?”
“Yes,” said McNally. “I could stuff you into a fast packet and shoot you off.
That would violate my orders to protect and secure you, and probably contravene your own instructions as well. You’d be completely vulnerable in transit, and St.
Gaatha hours behind you once you arrived.
And you wouldn’t enjoy the trip one bit, I assure you.”
“I’ll have the angel. I don’t think it would let me go alone even if I wanted to.”
McNally chewed the last of his steak. “There is that.”
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