Blacktail Deer Plateau curves like a Bugatti --

Harps licked her lips, not really sure what to make of his answer, other than to bear it in mind. Reyes went on to explain how the sisters' absence would likely result in calmer waters. She should've been reassured by that, though the yearling's brow furrowed. Piss-poor crew mates? She had spent time with Ying on several occasions and she never would've used those words to describe her.

But she hadn't known them—any of them—long enough to know one way or the other. Still, Harps couldn't help but ask, "Can I ask what they did?" They were part of the crew too. She thought better of voicing that out loud. Reyes's temper tantrum might be over but she still didn't want to make him cross. Being at odds with anyone was the last thing Harps wanted.

"The only thing that worries me," she confessed, "is watching this family tear itself apart, like my old one did, and being caught in the middle of it."