The SlipGate bubble returned Miri and her friends to the cargo bay. And not a moment too soon! She was eager to be off the blasted surface of that blasted planet. Though it did trouble her that they had encountered no resistance. If she were a police officer, searching for the culprits who had raided the factory, she would have shut down every Gate in the city to prevent their escape.
The bubble popped.
Sighing, Miri stepped forward and closed her eyes. She scrubbed a hand over her face, breathing deeply to calm herself. “All right. Now, we move on to the next step.”
Miller stood on her left with a scowl that said he was struggling to hold in a scream. “So, are we gonna talk about the fact that we just lost our Justice Keeper and our Field Binder?”
Miri ignored him. Losing her temper n
