Chapter 1 – Page 29
Lieutenant Zurr: Admiral Trikorn! Our sensors have detected a kinetic lance! The enemy are staging an attack against us!
Admiral Trikorn: "Yes, just the welcome I was expecting. Years of planning have led us to this day.
Lieutenant Zurr: Yes my lord. Our tekromancers are recording all the data they can. Permission to speak freely, sir?
Admiral Trikorn: Fear is in your voice, lieutenant. You're having second thoughts about this plan.
Lieutenant Zurr: Sir?
Admiral Trikorn: Speak freely.
Lieutenant Zurr: I do not question the wisdom of you or the Oracle. The gains we stand to make in our research are great, but so is the cost. We've lost two pilots, not to mention the damage that lance could do to our ship if it hits us.
Admiral Trikorn: Not if, lieutenant. When.
Lieutenant Zurr: This is a dangerous gambit, my lord. What should I tell the crew?