Star Frontier by Hamish Spiers

Author:Hamish Spiers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: teen & young adult, free science fiction and fantasy kindle books, space opera adventure novel, space opera series novels, science fiction space opera adventure novel, soft science fiction space opera, speculative space opera adventure novel, space opera pulp adventure, gentle science fiction, Science fiction warm hearted
Publisher: Hamish Spiers
Published: 2017-10-29T00:00:00+00:00

13. Selina

When they arrived back at the Therah asteroid base, Asten and Drackson were surprised by the size of their reception. Zak and his squadron were standing in front of a large crowd of technicians and mechanics who were no doubt assembled to look over the new Harskan ships, while standing a few feet away, General Draedon waited with a broad smile.

As they came down the loading ramp of the Harskan cargo carrier, Carla emerged from the crowd and gave Asten a big hug. “You made it.”

“Yeah,” Asten said with a sheepish grin.

Carla then hugged Drackson. “Hey.”

Drackson smiled. “Hey.”

“That’s quite the crowd out there,” Asten said, looking around.

“They’re all waiting to get a look at the new fighters,” Carla said. “Now, come on. General Draedon wants to see you. Zak told him everything. Including what happened in that other hangar with those Phalamkians.”

“Impressed the general, did we?” Asten asked her.

“Well, right now, the Phalamkians are the most powerful group on the Frontier,” Carla told him. “And you’ve just established ties with the daughter of a highly ranked member of their defense force.”

She stepped aside as they reached the older man.

“Well, I’ve got to hand it to you,” Draedon said, shaking Asten’s hand and then Drackson’s. “You’ve done us proud. I’ll let Lieutenant Janson know the good news as soon as he gets back from his latest assignment.”

“We couldn’t have done it without Commander Materson and his squadron,” Drackson told him.

“Well, I’m glad you brought them along,” Draedon replied.

“Me too,” Asten agreed. “Speaking of which, I was wondering if perhaps Commander Materson might be entitled to a little R and R.”

The general raised an eyebrow. “Oh?”

“I think he’s making an obscure reference to an envoy mission to the Phalamkian system, sir,” Zak said, appearing by Draedon’s side.

“I see. So you’d like Commander Materson to accompany you?”

“Yes sir,” Asten replied, falling into the more official manner of the other two men. “I don’t know what our newfound friends have in mind for us exactly but I think if it’s anything that could benefit the Resistance, it’d be better to have a representative along.”

General Draedon’s gaze flicked down for a moment. “Yes, of course,” he murmured. He turned to Zak. “Commander, it’s your call. If you don’t want to do it, I can always send someone else.”

“I’ll go,” Zak said.

“All right then,” the general said, turning back to Asten. “Are you taking the Lady Hawk?”

The younger man shrugged. “Our friends would recognize it and I’d be much more comfortable bringing it along than leaving it behind.”

“You keep it in good condition, I assume?”

“The best,” Asten assured him, not taking offence as he knew what the general was driving at. “Don’t worry. I’ll take good care of Zak. He saved my life back at the station.”

It was ridiculous, Admiral Roth thought. Ridiculous and more than a little insulting that he had to return to Corsida for a dressing down from Commodore Hallyd over the incident at the Adari refueling station. Hallyd and Corinthe had no one to blame but themselves for what had happened.

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