Ten minutes after landing, the field team plus Malcolm and Emma sat in the galley, the AI’s hologram in one of the physical chairs. Despite Erik’s mockery of the conference room in Penglai days prior, he couldn’t deny that sometimes it was good to have a place to sit and talk about your plans. The galley served the purpose well enough aboard the Argo, especially when they didn’t need the entire crew present. Lanara remained in the engine room, bossing Wei around. The cheerful man didn’t seem to mind. Argo, “I thought we should go over the ops plan once more,” Erik began, eyeing Anne. “So we’re all on the same page.” “Sounds reasonable,” Anne offered, her hands folded in front of her. Kant stifled a yawn. “What’s the play, brother?” “First of all, I don’t want to make any major moves

