of position to help. Worse, she could almost hear him trying to figure out how to protect her, rather than worrying about reaching the goal. If Morgan tried to keep her out of the pending danger, she would have to . . .
With an effort, CJ regained control of her dark thoughts. She straightened, she smiled, and she forced her normal attitudes to wash back through her mind; it felt like fresh rain. "Why's everybody standing around? Move out." She hurried, too fast, feeling Lars' eyes still on her.
Chapter Thirteen
The Slidechute
CJ could just barely make out Akira, moving slowly forward in the distance. They'd built the armor frames to have the same sandstone texture and color as Shiva's halls, and the camouflage worked pretty well, at least for human eyes. She felt less confidence about how well it worked against the eyes of Shiva.
Straining to see, a motion close to Akira startled her. Then she realized it was Roni. Once again she wondered how Roni did that, disappearing in the middle of the damn hall. Well, that was why
With an effort, CJ regained control of her dark thoughts. She straightened, she smiled, and she forced her normal attitudes to wash back through her mind; it felt like fresh rain. "Why's everybody standing around? Move out." She hurried, too fast, feeling Lars' eyes still on her.
Chapter Thirteen
The Slidechute
CJ could just barely make out Akira, moving slowly forward in the distance. They'd built the armor frames to have the same sandstone texture and color as Shiva's halls, and the camouflage worked pretty well, at least for human eyes. She felt less confidence about how well it worked against the eyes of Shiva.
Straining to see, a motion close to Akira startled her. Then she realized it was Roni. Once again she wondered how Roni did that, disappearing in the middle of the damn hall. Well, that was why