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Kass
I turned off the laser torch and capped it before shoving the handheld device back into its holster at my hip. Mia stood with her back braced against the base wall when I kicked in the outer shell to grant us access.
She’d said I was her favorite thing in the universe.
“Justice. I like it.” Mia held her pistol at the ready, watching my back. There was no need. At least, not yet. The base was unmanned and automated, but the explosion on our ship would have alerted the Dark Fleet’s security network to our presence. As long as we didn’t stand in front of a laser cannon and beg the thing to shoot us, we should be fine. The base’s defenses were made to take down ships, not individuals on foot.
Still, that was dated information. No one from Velerion had set foot on this moon since t
