 Why did Maggie decide to save Ben?
With never a moment to rest, the pursuit through space felt like a game of hounds and hares ... or was it follow the leader? Ben Curtis eased his pale, gaunt body through the open doorway of the Blast Inn, the dead man following silently behind him. You can defeat him or submit to him or ignore him, and the matter is over and done. It had begun a week ago in Luna City. At fourteen, he'd converted an abandoned shed on the government boarding-school grounds to a retreat which housed his collection of astronomy and rocketry books. You can give yourself up, and that's what a good officer would do. Under interplanetary law, that would mean ten years in prison and a dishonorable discharge.
 She knew her husband needed an astrogator.
 She felt sorry for him, knowing he hadn't meant to kill Cobb.  She knew her husband needed an astrogator.  She was also on the run and needed a companion.  She was pressured by the others.