III

III

Captain Verdana walked slowly back onto his ship where his crew awaited.  His orders were simple, but he felt pretty awful for it.  He was not a man who regretted things, and now he was regretting involving the small planet that wanted none of his schemes.  Only, now he was their death sentence. 

Captain Verdana sighed as he walked through the airlock to his ship.

“Your orders, sir,” Giq asked as he stood just on board to find out what the big deal was about.

“Disembark,” Captain Verdana said.  “We’ve got work to do.”