The duct space was small and filled with extending pieces that stabbed into her whenever she moved to relieve the deadening ache in her muscles. Iasa concentrated on the feed. She’d watched the marines enter the bridge, their confusion at the scene clear and delightful. Timonny had come too, the fear in his body language when he recognised two bodies were LSS had been wonderful to watch. They weren’t the most interesting group though. Another detachment had headed into the Earth-side evac bay, breaking their way into the airless chamber, despite the lockdown protocols sealing the access corridor. She’d watched them clear the bay and seen two more black-armoured bodies. Neither wore a helmet and despite the contortions of a vacuum death, she had no trouble identifying both: Elba and Di

