Charlotte said. Susan nodded, studying the display. The alien ships had reversed course themselves after the human ships had broken contact, following the task force while maintaining a safe distance from human weapons. Shaking them was not going to be easy. They were almost certainly close enough to pick up on any bait-and-switch - perhaps even to track the task force if it retreated into cloak. She dared not make any assumptions about the capabilities of alien sensors. “And they’ll track us all the way to Tramline Two,” she mused. In some ways, it was reassuring. It proved that the aliens didn't have any form of FTL sensor capability. “And they’ll cross the tramline shortly after us.” She contemplated the virtues of an ambush for a long moment. Getting a clean shot at a starship that had just jumped through a tramline - with its sensors disrupted by the jump - was every tactician’s dream. But the more she looked at it, the more she doubted they could pull it off. The aliens would be aware of the possibilities too - and take steps to avoid the danger. And if we lurk near the tramline, we give up our chance to lose them, she thought. That could make life difficult in the next system.
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