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He hesitates, and I run to hi reeht—not for this onethat lifts round “I’m scared as shite,” he whispers into my hair
“Me too,” I whisper back
He searches ?”
I don’t answer hi
“I have to take him,” Elder says
“You really don’t ”
Instead of answering in launch in a fewon autopilot I have had so on the operation of the shuttle, but”
He doesn’t say that his training was littlehie than anyone else has; only the top-ranking Shippers—the ones killed in the explosion on the Bridge—had any real experience with these controls
“You should stabilize your belongings and find a secure place during launch,” Elder adds before disconnecting his wi-com
We can hear the shuffle of e door
His face is hard, his shoulders squared
He looks like a general about to go into battle, but without any armor or weapons
He o to the control panel under the