Loneliness of Power

He trusted no one, only himself. The environment was different. The rules were different. There was no burial here if one were to die here. How could there be trust?

Deep down, Jay York knew very well that the probability of a rescue mission by the Milky Way Alliance was very low. The Oracle Star might be very small, but its strengths were no weaker than that of a powerful country. The Milky Way Alliance might be strong, but it was not an autocratic institution. Discussions were necessary before making any decision. Besides, with a precedent of a missing deep space fleet, the Milky Way Alliance would be adopting a bureaucratic stand of being cautious. A full scale rescue?

Of course there would be one. But that would require time. Perhaps a year or two?

Survival. The key was to survive.