Mr. Kemp was cuffed to a chair at a table in an otherwise vacant cargo space. When I arrived, Lt. Vega was standing guard outside of the room with two other troopers. I recognized Vega as one of the troopers who joined us in the blackbird when we were chasing the first three traitors. Lt. Commander Parker didn't come back after that, and I guess that put Vega in charge.
She gave me a nod of acknowledgment through a stone face and then said, “The Captain said you were to wait out here until she, Major Mitchell and Captain Tansky join you."
“Okay," I said as I put my hands behind my back and stood to the side to wait. I was never good with awkward silences. I didn't mind not talking when someone was in the room with me, so long as I had something to do like read a book or listen to
