“How can you be so sure about me? You don’t have the slightest idea about what really happened on Talin IV.” Gauvreau turned back to the navigation board. “But I will, won’t I? If I were you, I’d want someone else to know the whole story. And I tell you, Kirk, fourteen days in space on an automated ship is a long, long time.” Not as long as my five days at Talin IV, Kirk thought. But Gauvreau was right. It was time to tell his story.
