There was a moment’s silence. Then Scott spoke up.
“Quite the bomb indeed.”
I was of the same opinion. Monty, without even knowing about it, just saved the lives of several soldiers, because there was no doubt that if they didn’t know about the mines it could come to a terrible accident.
“Well... we have no choice,” Hakat said finally. “Everyone chosen for the operation will get into the rover. Inspector Cavanaugh and Juliette Ankes represent the civil authorities of Lunnar, I command Earth, and so we stick together. Soldiers operate under the command of Lieutenant Alec Merino, according to plan No. T32. Understood? Then let’s move.”
The armored rover took us outside Lunnar’s dome. Through the round porthole I could see the contours of the moon’s mountains and craters, but they moved t
