“Are you ready?” Josh asked Pack.
Pack gave him a crooked grin. “Yes,” he said, glancing over his shoulder at Bantu. “What about you?”
Josh saw Bantu swallow and nod. The other man looked pale and his hands shook, but he hadn’t bailed out on them… Yet. He still had his doubts. The problem was if Bantu couldn’t do this, there was only one other person who could, and Cassa was already assigned to the other dangerous mission.
“Bantu, are you sure you can do this?” Cassa asked in a quiet voice. “If not, perhaps I can….”
“No,” Bantu and Josh both snapped out at the same time.
“No,” Bantu said stubbornly. “I’ve got this. I know the ships and the way around better than anyone else. I just need Pack to get me there. I can do it after that.”
“Each Battle Cruiser has a protective shield. Pack,
