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He swore “You said you kne to use a gun”

“A laser gun”

He cursed again “Point and shoot The trigger is in the saun, but it isn’t coded to a print, and there’s no projection to help you aiet The only real difference is there is un Be ready for that Only shoot if they get pastme in the back”

She nodded, even though it was too dark for him to see her She could do this Point and shoot Easy Just don’t think about the target being people

“I can’t see where I’ closer

“Just face the way I point you and fire when I shout Or, if soer, then, too You’ll know it isn’t hts on their vests But remember, if you hit me, the deal is off”

How could he joke? “You’re huge and take up all the space I can’t fire around you” Oh God, if he dies, ill I do?

“If this goes as planned, you won’t need to fire at all”

“You have a plan?” It was impossible to hide her disbelief

He chuckled as she felt fingers trail over her cheek, startling her with the gentle offer of reassurance “Yeah, I have a plan Don’t worry, bébé, I’ve lived through worse than this”

The pounding steps got closer Friday’s eyes shot in the direction of the noise even though all she could see was endless black

“We’re gonna wait until they get closer,” he whispered against her ear, the feeling oddly intimate “Then we’ll fire at their supply packs and hopefully blow them and the tunnel around them”

“Do they carry explosives?” she whispered back

“Enough to do so this baby down on top of them Remember, they can only coh for“It’s tiun Fire when I tell you”

She took a deep, shaky breath and did as she was told “What are you going to do?”