You know… I never planned for this, ok?
Our ship crossed the boundary of the Inner Colonies and returned to Outer Colony space and we made one more jump before we were suddenly engaged by pirates.
Amber told me that this was a rather common tactic for pirates since people leaving the Inner Colonies would be used to the safety within those borders and let down their guard when flying through Outer Colony space.
And since most of the people leaving them are usually merchants or rich Inner Colonists out on some tour, it made them into rather easy marks for them to target.
The pirates must have also believed we were one such group and hit us with an interdiction blast before they started swarming us.
Well… Since they gave us this chance…
"I'm heading out with Authority," I declared, already flying out of the bridge to head to my Exo-Knight.
