“How bad is it?” Anna asked.
“Ma"am?”
She crossed her arms with a sigh and then strode across the room. “The battle,” she clarified. “You don"t get much of a chance to look at the big picture when you"re dodging incoming fire, but what I saw didn"t look good.”
The young man was nervous. His eyes dropped to the console as if he couldn"t bear to look at her. “You"ll have to speak to Director Tal, ma"am,” he said. “My job is to make sure no one gets through that Gate without proper authorization.”
“Gotcha.”
“She"s waiting for you in the Prep Room.”
Two seconds after she heard that, Anna was striding out the door. “Come on, Cass,” she said. “Our work"s not done yet.”
Melissa had a moment of surprise when she stepped through the shuttle"s airlock. It should have been bright outside; her
