‘But you won’t hear me Sir,’ replied the soldier, failing to comprehend the Major’s reasoning.
Kellor smiled back at the soldier and shook his head. No more was said, as the confused MkII followed his commanding officer into the cage-like elevator. The motor began to hum as they descended to the only floor that they could reach from the service elevator.
Raymond watched the digits on his watch count down towards the completion of the fifteen minutes’ head start afforded to Kellor. ‘It’s too long,’ Raymond thought to himself and without further ado all but two of the unit headed for the silo entrance. The two MkII’s already guarding the uppermost entrance area of the silo sighed with relief as their companions swelled their numbers.
‘Where’s Major Kellor?’ Raymond silently asked the two
