I turned to him with a glum expression. “There’s not enough power. Even with the primary core, it isn’t enough.” I sighed. “But it’s so close.”
Hunter turned away in frustration, working for another answer.
And then Alex, who had been running calculations from the Essta, made an exceptional suggestion. “Is it close enough to augment it with an external supply?”
My eyes widened as I turned to Gloria. “Could you and Alex rig a transfer cable from the assault craft’s battery?”
Gloria frowned. “I suppose we could. But would that be enough?”
I grinned. “It will be after we move enough of the Essta’s standby batteries to fill the assault craft’s rear bay.”
Hunter’s hopeful gaze moved from me to Gloria and back. “Then you think we can do it?”
I smiled as I answered, “I think so. We just ne
