“That still doesn’t explain how you cover the distance,” Jha countered. “And they might not even bother shooting you. Those things are so large they could just step on you before you’re close enough to climb aboard.”
“Quite right, quite right,” I murmured, slowly warming to the idea. “We would need a distraction.” I began scanning the surrounding area for something suitable.
Jha frowned. “I suppose if it were the right kind of distraction.”
And then I spotted our salvation. I jabbed Jha in the ribs with one elbow and pointed. “You still remember the old delta two maneuver, do you not?”
Jha laughed, a gleeful and joyous praise for what I had found. “Oh, that I do, Cap. That I do! And we can get there under cover of that ridge across the way.”
Hunter shot us a confused glance, but I was
