The Jupiter Pirates (2013)
“Mavry said with a smile as the Hashoones sat in a cheap café not far from the admiralty court’s polished wooden doors. Tycho was reminding himself to sip the carton of sugary jump-pop he’d bought instead of gulping it, while Yana was picking at a plate of dried fruit. Carlo blew on a thimble-sized cup of expensive coffee, while their parents warmed their hands on larger, cheaper cups.
“So we won’t find out if she’s a prize for three weeks?” Tycho asked worriedly.
“Maybe not even then,” Diocletia said. “We’re all in uncharted space here.”
She rubbed her eyes, frowning, then took a long sip of coffee. Mavry put his hand on her shoulder.
“Anyway, put it out of your mind. There’s nothing to be done about it,” she said.
“Your mother and I have to file the paperwork with the local Jovian Union offices,” Mavry said. “Wait here until Huff gets back, then go with him to the victualing yard and restock the Comet’s provisions.”
“Where did Grandfather go, anyway?”
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