Iasa couldn’t decide if she still wanted to save Hornwood’s life, or just leave him to die. The access door to the evac bay was closed. The bay itself was sealed with blast doors to keep the hull breach from sucking the air from the station. They couldn’t get in and no one inside could get out. It was less than an ideal situation. “i***t,” she spat scathingly. “I gave you one task.” Hornwood’s head lolled against his chest. He’d lost a lot of blood from his wound and she’d propped him against the wall while she decided if he was worth saving or not. “Only one? I’m sure it was more,” he slurred with a high pitched giggle. Iasa ignored him. She needed to think her way through things. An evac pod had failed to launch or launched with the bay failing to seal behind it. That had caused

