Hernes got up groggily from the ground. His dazed eyes passed over the sparking console and the metal at Kay's feet. He shook, voice hoarse. "I didn't know it would do that."
Sec glared.
Kay met his gaze. "I knew what I was doing."
Holding both hands behind her back, she worked her way to the exit, realizing at the doorway that there was nowhere to run. The ship held her, as surely as an island prison.
The time to hide was over.
She knew someone would be coming to talk with her soon.
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