Kellan placed his shield against the restraint’s moving side without leaning his injured wrist into the load.
“Here?”
Tessa checked the clearance around Oren’s shoulder. “Hold that position while the technician isolates it. Don’t push it back against him.”
The station technician arrived with a case and a startled expression. He took one look at the harness, reached for the control and stopped when Tessa asked what the control would move.
“It should release the tension.”
“Should, or will?”
He looked at Oren’s position again. “I need to isolate the drive first.”
“Do that. Tell us before any part moves.”


