“I’m a naturally open person.” That was a lie. He was sure Jadus would see through it as a lie, but he wasn’t about to waste effort convincing Jadus that he didn’t want to be trusted.

And now he has to stand up again. With the adrenaline leaving his system, exhaustion was winning, and right now what he really wanted was a nap. But he’s hold it together for a while longer. He walked back to the galaxy map, a little surprised at the destination, but he didn’t comment on it before plotting in the coordinates. The ship’s engines kicked into life, and soon after they were taking off.

“I can take you there. After that, we’ll need to head for a major planet or station to refuel.”