Kangi grabbed for her hand. “What was that?”
“We’re casting off.”
“Wakan Tanka!” The color drained from his face. “I didn’t think about that.”
Belatedly she remembered Kangi had been uneasy with the idea of flight. “You want to save Ling, right?”
He swallowed hard, giving a brief nod.
“It’ll be all right.” Aurelia knew she couldn’t actually promise that. They were potentially flying into a firefight. Anything could happen, and almost all of it bad. Kangi probably understood, so she let the lie stand.
Kangi licked his lips. “We need to save him.”
Aurelia gripped the butt of her phlogiston gun. “We will.”
Kangi gasped as the ship began to rise. Aurelia edged out to the rail. There was no immediate danger, not until they actually found the Raptor. She sent up a little prayer that the
