Yeah. What opening. Lights had been set up in the lower level, making the night goggles redundant, so Jenn removed hers. Soldiers, who wore not only night goggles of their own but gas masks as well dangling around their necks, were fanned out around the basement, studiously searching the ground. Jenn could see the deputy sheriff’s body had been removed. Captain Sheridan, Nicki, Professor Hallstadt, and Sir Richard, also with gas masks around their necks, were standing around a large area that had a depression in the center, talking with a degree of agitation, and Jenn crossed the floor to join them.
“Where are my people?” Jenn asked, suddenly realizing they weren’t around.
“They’re taking care of things up top.”
“They’re okay?”
“Yeah.”
Knowing her team were fine was a huge relief to h
