Olana had no choice but to follow his lead, but when he summoned a small, high-velocity scout ship for the journey instead of a grand flagship, her aristocratic composure finally snapped.
"You cannot be serious!" she argued, gesturing wildly at the compact, utilitarian vessel. "You don't expect me—a daughter of my house—to travel across the universe in such a low-standard, weak little ship! This is an insult to my status!"
Hye didn't even look at her as he boarded. He simply waited for her to realise she wasn't being given a choice. Soon enough, his decision proved its worth.
Olana's original travel estimates had been calculated based on the lumbering warp speeds of massive capital ships. The small, over-tuned scout ship cut through the cosmic currents with a fraction of the resistance.
