Chapter 40: The Raintree

"The deal was transit to Sol. Time is imperative. Price is not an object."

"It's up to the old man," Kelly shrugged again. "The old manÕs got the timelines down, if he decides you're Sol-bound, he'll hook you up with no layover. I only made the deal cause I knew we'd be moving that way. We're not like some merchanters that just wander around on market whims. We got patterns we stick close to."

'No,' thought Halverson, 'you're hardly like other merchanters.' "Well, your patterns are taking you away from Auriga at just the right time, because a shit storm is heading this way and I have to get to Sol before it's flung."