He flashed her a charming grin.
“You don’t need to set yourself up for failure like that. We have only been up in space for six years now, hiding in the shadows of all the toxic clouds while playing war games with the URS.”
“Not to mention watching destruction of all other sorts go unchecked,” Exton added, his voice grim.
“It’s not all ‘unchecked,’” Emery reminded him. “Exton, you still can’t lose hope. God is a supposed to be a god of miracles, remember? We have time.”
Exton wondered how his sister could be worried about his heart, when his life, as well all the lives of his crew, faced the bigger risk. It was one thing to be aware of danger, but another to disregard it, especially for something as silly as true love.
He studied Emery’s daydreaming smile in silence and decided he had the right of it: As much as she was ever his practical and precise sister, Emery’s wedded bliss was affecting her judgment.
Exton was surprised at the sudden stab of jealousy. He squashed it down as he caught sight of the approaching Earth through the galley windows.
Didn’t Emery see the coming battle? Exton wondered. Didn’t she feel the haunted air about the starship, with specters of the past lurking around every corner of the Perdition?
They couldn’t outlast the URS forever up in space. While Exton and the Ecclesia had established the Perdition a safe haven over the past few years, it was only a matter of time before the URS would come for them, and he knew it would not be to make peace.
“What is it, Exton?” Emery asked, jolting him out of his gloomy thoughts.
Exton sighed. “It’s not like God’s just going to dump someone into the ship just for me. You might as well save your breath for dancing, Em.”
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