Adverse Possession: A Space Opera Adventure Legal Thriller (Judge, Jury, & Executioner Book 10) by Craig Martelle & Michael Anderle

Author:Craig Martelle & Michael Anderle [Martelle, Craig]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sort4
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2020-09-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Wyatt Earp, Greentree Landing Pad

“We can take them to the settlement tomorrow,” Groenwyn suggested. “For tonight, we can split them up and let them sleep in our rooms, one with each of us.”

Sahved stepped in. “They have slept in a group their whole lives. Maybe we can put beds in the cargo bay.”

Rivka pointed at him. “We’ll do that. Everyone who wants to will sleep in here tonight.” Lindy nodded while Red shook his head. They looked at each other, but Red was the first to compromise.

“Fine. We’ll sleep here.”

The rest of the crew agreed. All except Ankh, who had not yet returned from Destiny’s Vengeance. “Ankh is on board, isn’t he?” Rivka pointed at the ship behind them.

“Yes. One hundred percent on board. I saw him before I left. One hundred and ten percent.”

Rivka headed down the ramp and across the field. She strolled into Vengeance without knocking. She checked the bridge and the cargo bay before looking into the four sleeping compartments on the cutter-class ship. She found Ankh in the last one, the captain’s quarters.

“You didn’t come back to the embassy. I was worried.”

Ankh looked up at her without blinking. “Is it madness over there?”

“Complete and utter, but no one is allowed in Engineering. If you use the airlock, you won’t see the children. I’m sure the big orange cat misses you.”

“He always misses me. I might return to the embassy. I prefer my expanded systems, as does Erasmus.”

“Did you find any originating documents?”

“Those have already been transmitted. There were quite a few documents that pre-dated the migration.”

“Sounds good. Thanks for your work today. It helped a lot.”

Ankh stood and shooed her out the door to his quarters. “I would have left them there. Sahved insisted on intervening. You should train him better.”

“Sahved was right. He is training up quite nicely, thank you very much.” She blocked the corridor, hands on hips and feet spread—her most commanding pose.

He stared at her, showing no emotion, as was his way.

She gave up and left the ship but walked to the far side of Wyatt Earp because she knew Ankh was following her. She accessed the airlock hatch and let Ankh go through first. He took a left once inside on his way to Engineering. He never looked back, and the door closed behind him.

Rivka headed to her quarters. She needed to review those documents and hoped they contained something that would help her shape a ruling.

I’ll be in my quarters reviewing the download from the settlers’ ship, she told her crew.

Once at her desk, she saw that the bed had been stripped. Her sheets, blankets, and pillows were now spread out in the cargo bay, along with everyone else’s. It brought a smile to her face. The team did what had to be done, no matter the inconvenience.

“Dennicron, please pass my gratitude to Clevarious and Chaz. The hologrid is the absolute shit. I have to be far more than eighteen percent more efficient. Now fuck off. I have work to do.

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