SECTION 35
Ulnar stares at the blank monitor, his mind in turmoil. He doesn’t see any way to stop Benbo, and once on his own, the hotheaded commander would be unlikely to rejoin Ulnar voluntarily. Removing the recon wing to Thule would rob the battlecruiser wing of a valuable advantage; light ships were essential for scouting, for screening the heavier ships as a battle developed, for delivering the first strokes of a battle as well as the final shots of a hell-for-leather pursuit.
Unable to bring Benbo to heel, Ulnar feels he must give in to his blackmail. Reluctantly, Ulnar reaches for the desktop communications switch once again, resigned to joining Benbo on his voyage to Thule.
Proceed to section 79. Note that the trip to Thule will take twenty-two days.