It would take that long to reach Deimos, then another four months to Earth after a three-week stay while they resupplied for Project Earth-fill. Use it well during our absence. Use it well during our absence. ‘All right, I see your point,’ Elaine admitted, sullenly. The details of what the Praetor labeled the ‘Recovery Project’ had been carefully worked out in the Seeker’s mind, then rejected by the Seeker herself because of her unwillingness to believe the incredible series of catastrophes and unlikely events required to bring her sister home safely. It had been almost two years since Béla had announced her intention to return to Earth when the great ship high above them departed. The instant she stepped outside, she had launched herself up over the building and fled her sister, the carrier and the station, keeping the building between her and all the rest of it until she was too far away to see any of it in the distant haze.
