“In the meantime,” Kojo said turning back to Larress and me, “I suggest we attempt to access planetary communications from here. I’ll be more comfortable when I can get you both under the protection of a full security team. Then we’ll deal with this insurrection.”
By the time Hunter and Ulsa returned, we hadn’t made much progress. Hunter must have realized what we were attempting after he glanced at the console I was working on.
“Any progress with comms?” he asked.
I shook my head. Despite our efforts, all channels were still blocked by the same powerful interference Hunter said had started just before the attack.
“What did you find?” I asked him. “Did you confirm the facility is empty?”
This time it was Hunter’s turn to shake his head. “The Esver staff didn’t evacuate.”
“Then you fo
