One raider had a damaged shoulder. The other had suffered no lasting injury during capture.
Vivienne asked the custody officer to repeat that.
He did.
“Cultivation intact?”
“In both cases.”
Orin stood beside the table outside the barrier. He had brought the actual judgments, not the summary she had requested.
She knew the method. Two supporting conductors, restrained against the auxiliary contacts. Enough cold regulation taken from the primary frame to let her move. Enough time to replace the seat without trusting the whole transition to the new bypass.
She had used the calculation before.
