”Asim hastily turned the iPad, so she could see the display.“Thanks. And the co-pilot?”“He’s out right now. It changes, but when he’s awak... he’s not exactly lucid.”“Okay. Fuel?”“Hang on ... One ten.”It actually said 110.072 kg on the screen, in a font I hadn’t seen since I last used a dot matrix printer in 1988. The most important panels were front and center on the dashboard, if that is indeed the name for it in aviation terms. The FCU panel and the EFIS panel, which looked like car stereos. This was not necessarily that case.But right now, I couldn't afford to go to sleep to find the Master Chief. Right now, I had to organize an escape for all six of us.I noticed that the female Dr. Fa (who I'll call by her name, Li-shen) was examining Zeus' head, while the male Dr. Fa (Lau-sung) was keeping the child (Mae-shen) away. I looked around. Zhengfu was still working on the attachment of the torpedo-propulsion thing."He wounded before, yes?" said Li. These were the first words in English. Behind him stood four Gnathar warriors dressed in black and green tunics with mail shirts evident beneath. The eldest and roughest of the lot bent over to whisper in the magistrate's ear. The man shot an irritated glance at Jonar and nodded."You were told to enter alone, Matriarch Myka of Junia," the magistrate grated in a thin hissing voice."Magistrate Malin, I have come to report the destruction of the village of Mynar by a force of Dei-Xhan and Gnathar out of Zondroland. The matriarch of the. ’ The driver studied me intently in his rear view mirror for a minute. Since I was wearing a burqua, he could only see my eyes. His eyes narrowed as they met mine, and after a few seconds they softened with understanding. He nodded and stepped on the accelerator. The car behind us kept pace with our increased speed. I slumped down in my seat trying to keep my mind calm. I had all sorts of panicked scenarios running through my head — about being shot, or about them attaching a sticky bomb to our.