“I’m not leaving you again,” Katherine insisted, more softly.
I just nodded. There wasn’t time to argue the point. Instead, I focused on finding us another solution.
The shuttle was still within view, and I figured its outer plating was strong enough to withstand a couple of hits from whatever Raya was using. Even though it was a cheap model, it was still atmosphere-rated, which meant layers of thermal shielding, and all shuttle hulls are built to withstand a few micrometeoroid impacts. So, I figured if we could get to the shuttle, we’d be safe.
That just left the challenge of crossing the open distance between.
I briefly considered circling around to make an attack, but with nothing but my blued blade, I’d have to cover a lot of distance to manage anything useful. And since I still di
