Chapter 39
Clay was back in the briefing room. The same group of pilots were there, except those who had died in the recent attack. Clay couldn’t bring himself to call it a battle, it had been nothing of the sort. He didn’t let himself think of it as a s*******r in case he spoke those words out loud. He didn’t want to attract any attention.
He wasn’t alone in his feelings. A nearby pilot was loudly denouncing what they’d done. The pilots around him quickly moved away. He moved himself, trying to speak to another group of pilots who also refused to engage. He reached Clay.
“Can you believe what we’ve just done?” the pilot demanded. “What are we? Pirates? Terrorists? I joined up to prevent attacks like that happening, not to commit them.”
Clay almost started nodding. He agre
