The rest of his team followed, they were an unlikely bunch: Rez’nac, a large and powerfully muscular Polarian with fierce bruises and scars; Alex, a cunning-eyed Rotham who looked extra small standing next to Rez’nac; Rain, a harmless, almost naïve-looking human doctor with fiery red hair, intensely blue eyes, and a relentless smile; Miles, a big-framed, nervous-looking human who was at the same time thrilled to be re-united with Calvin and terrified be back on Aleator; Rafael, who looked like he could actually blend-in here with his eye-patch and scars; and of course Calvin himself. They were each casually dressed, as Calvin had ordered, and most of them had a concealed side-arm, everyone but Alex. Who Calvin was not ready to trust any more than he had to. The Nighthawk’s two prisoners—an older man named Todd and his younger, scrawnier counterpart Julio—also exited the ship. They were escorted by a man and woman from special forces and both prisoners were kept in restraints to minimize risk.
