“Bold! But fast. I’ll try to keep them busy while you finish here!”
And then I set back to work, spraying more SSERS atop the layers Hunter had already started, watching as the expanding foam bubbled and swelled to adhere to the engine shroud. But I couldn’t stop thinking about the Essta’s power core still set to explode.
The silence of Hunter’s battle beside me only intensified the urgency I felt, and the sound of my heart racing after the unattached leap continued thundering through my suit.
This time Hunter didn’t have to ask when I was finished. He could see the progress himself when the SSERS foam finally sealed the engine shroud tight.
I had only just finished when I felt Hunter’s hand on my shoulder. “Good job!”
“How much time?” I asked, still worrying about the Essta.
“Not en
