Prophecy: The Descendants War Book 6 by John Walker

Author:John Walker [Walker, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-02-27T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Titus sat in his office when Doctor Brett stepped in without a knock. The door closed behind him. He brought two glasses to the desk, setting them down as he took a seat. They’d been traveling in warp for just over an hour and a half. The crew worked frantically to wrap up last minute repairs.

“Uh… come on in,” Titus said. He smirked. “What’s going on? You seem somber.”

“You spoke with Huxley?” Brett asked. He sipped from his glass. “About what we’re dealing with?”

“Yes, he’s confident we’ll be combat-ready within the next hour. Better than before we arrive. Why? What’s wrong?”

“Oh, Medical. It was in shambles after the last fight. And we had a lot of wounded. Many weren’t too bad. Only a couple had to stay. I cleared them for duty, though to be honest, with a few others I would’ve rather they took some downtime. Do you think that’ll be possible after this run?”

“I hope so.” Titus shrugged. “But you know as well as I do that we’re on a timeline.”

“Yes, those.” Brett rolled his eyes. “The bane of a medical man’s existence.”

“What did you bring?” Titus gestured to the glass. “Should I be drinking that on duty?”

“It’s medicinal. And since your last physical, I doubt a glass of brandy is going to dent your focus.”

“Brandy? What am I, sixty years old?” Titus took a sip. He winced. “Oh God, that’s terrible.”

“Only the first drink.” Brett leaned back. “I’m sure you’ve thought of this, but there’s a chance the people we’re going to save won’t be… alive.”

“I know.” Titus averted his gaze to the floor. “I’ve been worrying about that. The fact Niva sent a single message to Griel then nothing more worries me. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try.”

“No, of course not. I just want to keep our expectations level.” Brett leaned forward. “Can you tell me what we’re doing? Specifically.”

“I don’t follow. Are you talking about this mission or…”

“No, I mean the whole point of us running around out here. We did some relief effort; I assume that was political. But what about this pilgrimage thing? What’s the point?”

“Even if the Prytin don’t care to pursue it,” Titus explained, “this is giving us insight into the enemy. A group of aliens that will invade our space at some point, and in force, when they realize where we’re from. So I’m taking this as a fact-finding mission. One that might open some opportunities for our allies too.”

“It’s just been crazy dangerous.”

“I know but that’s exploration.” Titus shrugged. “It’s not as bad as our first encounter with the Kahl.”

“Yes, we can at least handle them now. I hope our commanders back home are using this time wisely.”

“My last report showed several ships working through the refit process. I think we’ll be in a good place.” Titus finished the drink. He coughed. “No, you were wrong. The first one didn’t do a damn thing. That stuff is disgusting.”

“First off, it’s a sipping drink. You don’t slam it like you’re in some university party.

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