“Correct.”
The continued sound of weapons fire from outside the doors marked the response.
“How long?” I asked.
“Unknown.”
I growled in frustration as I moved to one side of the doorway, so at least the thing wouldn’t be able to get a direct line of fire on me when the doors gave way. Once I found a position near one of the consoles at the wall, I dropped to one knee and pulled out my warlock.
Suddenly, I was very much regretting having used that number 5 silver. Instead, I pulled the next highest silver I had, a number 4. I slid it into the chamber and then reholstered the ’lock before I brought my SMR up to the ready. I didn’t know what kind of a pounding that thing would be able to take, but I wanted to be ready.
“Warning, breach imminent,” Ayet announced a short time later as thr
