Chindi
Chapter One
June 2224
People tend to believe that good fortune consists of equal parts talent, hard
work, and sheer luck. It's hard to deny the roles of the latter two. As to
talent, I would only say it consists primarily in finding the right moment to
step in. -Haroun al Monides , REFLECTIONS, 2116
PRISCILLA HUTCHINS WAS not a woman to be swept easily off her feet, but she came
very close to developing a terminal passion for Preacher Brawley during the
Proteus fiasco. Not because of his good looks, though God knew he was a charmer.
And not because of his congeniality. She'd always liked him, for both those
reasons. If pressed, though, she would probably have told you it had to do with
his timing.
He wasn't really a preacher, of course, but was, according to legend, descended
from a long line of Baptist fire breathers. Hutch knew him as an occasional
dinner companion, a person she saw occasionally coming in or going out of the
Academy. And perhaps most significantly, as a voice from the void on those
interminable flights to Serenity and Glory Point and Faraway. He was one of
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