‘Let’s just say I’ve had my fill of imperious little girls. I’m Corporal Gesler and that’s our ship, the Silanda.’ ‘Few would choose that name these days, Corporal,’ the historian said. ‘We ain’t inviting a curse. This is the Silanda. We come on her . . . somewhere far from here. So, are you what’s left of them Wickans as landed in Hissar?’
