Chapter 63: A long silence.

THIS MIGHT HAVE been the longest Pete had ever been silent. Silence stretched, thick and unfamiliar, between them. Nigel had never known Pete to be quiet for so long, not since the bloke had crash-landed on Umicore Prime. After the royal’s silly suggestion that Nigel taste his food, Pete settled back, his six-limbed body relaxing against the wall. His gaze, typically so boisterous and expressive, softened to a deep, unblinking inquiry, not a hint of ...