“We’re all dead anyway,” said Andy, pointing her knife at him. “So stop wasting time and let him and Shay and Kell work.”
Galenn glanced at Shay a moment; when their eyes met, Shay felt something strange twist in his gut. Galenn reached out and grabbed the Heart’s case near the base.
“It’s unfortunately equipped with Penta-Ten 6000 shielding,” he said.
“Fuckdamnit,” hissed Shay as he tapped.
“The hell’s that mean?” asked Jerran. He put his weapon away.
“I’ll have to get creative,” said Shay.
Galenn, however, seemed eager to fill the silence, as well as the increasingly difficult-to-breathe air, with explanation.
“One of the newest—and most expensive—shielding systems available from Penta-Ten Enterprises. The power source is internal—that is, behind the shielding—and the disarm is ke
