"Won't it work?"
"Sure. We'll get close to Earth. They're not looking for us around
here. They don't really know why we escaped in the rocket. That's why
they can't figure out where we're going."
His face was taut and his eyes were tired. "It's not that. The entire
Solar Police Force has been alerted for us."
"Which means?"
"Look. We planned to bypass the Medicouncil and take our case directly
to the Solar Government. If they want us as much as the radio
indicates, it's not likely they'll be very sympathetic. If the Solar
Government doesn't support us all the way, we'll never get another
chance."
"Well?" said Anti. She seemed trimmer, more vigorous. "What are we
waiting for? Let's take the last step first."