Talyra made good time after leaving Helion, but she deliberately avoided the most direct route toward the old recovery depot.
The obvious approach passed through several known wreck fields and abandoned shipping lanes, making it faster but also easier to monitor.
If Malrec Dane was really hiding at the depot, he might have already set up some kind of warning system around the usual approaches.
Talyra preferred not to announce herself.
Her destroyer reduced its power output after entering the outer recovery region, keeping only the systems needed for navigation, passive sensors, and communication with Eirenne.
Her engines remained ready in case something went wrong, but she avoided unnecessary acceleration and allowed the ship to move quietly along the edge of the wreck field.
