Micah's eyes bulged and he let loose a string of obscenities. Eyes on her feet, Katelina hobbled across the litter strewn floor and stopped next to the explosives. She glanced from them to Traven. The small silver remote was still in his hand.

Her hesitation was on her face and Verchiel reassured her, "Each one operates on a different megahertz and has its own remote. He can't set any more of them off with that."

She hefted the belt and Verchiel turned to where Jorge ...