Valentina didn’t know what she was looking at; they were just plain gray boxy objects with a few unlabeled buttons on their narrow sides. But Nandi was grinning widely and Hero gave a low whistle of appreciation.
“That does change things.”
“They must have had something of their own planned to have two crates of this stacked in their active-use armory.”
“You broke into the active-use armory?”
“Believe me, it’s easier than breaking into deep storage.”
“But they’ll miss it sooner. As in probably already.”
“It won’t matter if we move fast,” Nandi said. “These dial in to a ten-second fuse. I’ve already assigned half the Alis to the task, and Skald has picked the targets.”
“Is ten seconds enough to get clear?” Hero asked.
“Probably, but even if it isn’t, my team is willing to risk it.”
