"Hurry up and get rid of that ship already. Those pirates just destroyed one of our destroyers, don't let them get away with it." Commander Triswei ordered, a quiet frustration in her voice.
Nothing had been going right for her since Avery's mercenary team had arrived in this system.
She had made a sweet deal with the pirates that would have easily set her up to live the rest of her life in luxury, but now everything was falling apart.
"We don't have time for this. If Commander Gunvald catches up to us, she'll make sure to kill us all to keep her involvement with these pirates a secret."
While her words were far from the truth, even the skeptical members of her crew that had been doubting their superior were having second thoughts after watching Avery bring down one of their vessels.
So far, the supposed pirates' actions had not been in line with what should have been expected.
