Loved this one. The first paragraph was stellar. You painted each scene in story so quickly and clearly. And even though it's an unlikely allies story, I still had the moment of tension when Festus tells the daemon the fleet coordinates (what if they somehow turn on him after all??) Really well-done.
Also, the Free Radical is a fantastic name for a ship.
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I'm glad you liked it! I wish I had just a little more space - I originally had a bit more drama around the whole Fleet Lykandos coordinates thing, but I wound up cutting it for word count.
I collect good spaceship names whenever I find them - from this writing jam, I'm definitely stealing She Who Howls from hydrated02's entry!