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“Sa the saineer on this boat No one will know it like she does”

“Does she owe you any favors?” Holden asked

Naoave him a sour look and pulled his hand terminal off his belt “No I owe her about a thousand,” she said as she opened a connection request to Sam “But she’s a friend Favors don’t matter”

She laid the terminal on the bed with the speaker on The triple beep of an unanswered voice request sounding once a second Alex and Ah it were a boht, it was They were about as helpless right now as he could ever re that Miller would appear and fix everything with alien ic

“Yo,” a voice said from the terminal “Knuckles”

At soiven Naoure out why, and Naomi had never offered to explain

“Sammy,” Naomi replied, the relief in her voice obvious “We really, really need your help”

“Funny,” Sa by to ask for your help Coincidence? Or so spot,” A, you’re fked”

“No, that’s a good idea I’ve got a spot you can hole up for a while, and I’ll come meet you there Knuckles, you’ll have the layout in just a second Just follow the map I’ll be there as soon as I can You kids take care of yourselves”

“You do the same, Sammy,” Naomi said, then killed the connection She worked the terminal for a few seconds “Okay, I see it Looks like unused storage just a couple hundred ate,” Holden said to her, then added, “Can everyone walk?”

Amos and Alex both nodded, but Naoht now If he gets dizzy and falls, he’s not getting up again”

“Now XO,” Alex objected “I can—”

“Nao bed with Alex and push theue He picked Nao to jostle her as little as possible, then set her next to Alex on his “Why a point?”

“He broke his left ar as close to Alex as possible and then securing the lap restraint across thean to protest she added, “And all the ribs on his left side”

“Right,” Holden said, grabbing the push bars at the head of the bed and kicking off the wheel locks “Lead the way”

A at everyone he passed,with an easy stride that et there Even the arlance When they looked curiously at Holden, pushing two injured people on the saetting” They just nodded him past, their expressions both sullen and bored