"Admiral," Vane said, looking at the sensor readouts in disbelief. "We’re through. How did you know the tide would hold?"
"Will hold just long enough to slingshot us behind their line," he finished. "Kill the engines. We’re going silent. Let the sun do the work." admiral
By the time the heat alarms stopped blaring, they were in the clear, the vast expanse of open space ahead of them. Elias finally sat back in his command chair, his hands—for the first time in hours—slightly shaking. "Admiral," Vane said, looking at the sensor readouts
At the precise moment the ship reached the apex of the gravity well, Elias slammed his fist onto the thruster engagement. "Now! Give me everything!" " Vane said