Chapter Nine
Byron surveyed the destruction. Two buildings had sustained damage and one leveled to the ground in the housing section. In the distance, he could see activity, but a dark silence hung over this spot. Three Cassans lost their lives here yesterday, including a child. Byron understood death was a real possibility for military personnel, but losing family members was unacceptable.
You would’ve been safe on Cassa or Harenna, he thought, staring at the charred walls of the nearest building. If we can’t stop that probe though, no place is safe.
“How many homes were destroyed?” he said, turning to his security officer.
“Five family units total. The other two are higher up the hill,” Mard answered, pointing toward the mountain. “We lost a row of individual units as well, but no on
