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Several hours later, Natta, Kella, Ash, and three of Kubo’s elite guards peered down from a rock outcropping. Ash decided the entire planet had to be riddled with underground passages and hidden entrances. They just popped out from one that led them to the outer rim of the landing site where Kella’s freighter was docked.
“Which one is yours?” Natta asked, scanning the area.
“Fourth row, third one from the end,” Kella murmured.
Ash lowered the rifle he was carrying and propped it on the rock next to him. Next, he shrugged his backpack off his shoulder. He reached for the binoculars in the side pouch. Lifting them to his eyes, he aimed them on the spaceport below and adjusted the focus.
His gaze swept down the rows to the fourth one and then moved over to the end until he reached Kel
