"And the Ringers won't be too happy we know they wiped out half an alien race to power their rings," Mase said. "Things could get messy if we start running our mouths."

Captain Glenn fingered the photo album bracelet on his wrist. "There is also the matter of the artificial intelligence the Saelis have been manufacturing. I should have known something was strange about Daryl and Nesbit when I tried to contact their families about their deaths. They didn't have family." ...