Poh lifted a finger, dropped it, and heaved a breath. "It also took my gun, so...there's that."

"This just keeps getting better." Captain Glenn's fists tightened at his sides.

"But when did it get on the ship?" Ellison asked. "How long has it been here?"

"I don't know." I smoothed my hand down her messy braid and snagged my fingers into the band at the end to release it. "But I don't think it wanted me to see what was in the cargo room, and we only just got ...