Obviously, it’s time to sneak off while Childermass is doing his shadow sensing thing.
“If they’re not too distracted by that hitting the station, hopefully a beta shows up sooner rather than later.” Lambert doesn’t like waiting around, that much is obvious. Having a pounding headache doesn’t help with thinking clearly, and he mentally wishes he’d pried the damn sword off Syrlya. Getting Ignatius had seemed the task that needed more of their firepower, but now...
“Will distracting the Mother enough make her forget about keeping us from using our magic?” He sincerely doubts that’s the case, but he can hope, but he has to ask. Since he doesn’t expect an affirmative answer, he’ll go on to add— “What can you tell us about A3? What should we be ready for?”
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“If they’re not too distracted by that hitting the station, hopefully a beta shows up sooner rather than later.” Lambert doesn’t like waiting around, that much is obvious. Having a pounding headache doesn’t help with thinking clearly, and he mentally wishes he’d pried the damn sword off Syrlya. Getting Ignatius had seemed the task that needed more of their firepower, but now...
“Will distracting the Mother enough make her forget about keeping us from using our magic?” He sincerely doubts that’s the case, but he can hope, but he has to ask. Since he doesn’t expect an affirmative answer, he’ll go on to add— “What can you tell us about A3? What should we be ready for?”