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Back at the FARP, Bill rushed over to Trisha’s helo.
“You okay?” He came up beside her. “I guess.” She slid up her visor.
Screw security. He pulled a small red flashlight out of a hip pocket and flipped his own NVGs out of the way. He had to see for himself.
Trisha’s face was drawn, and he’d wager plenty pale. He wanted to tell her how incredible she was, but it didn’t seem right with her sitting next to her dead copilot.
“I guess Roland is fine there.” Trisha didn’t turn to look at her strapped-in copilot. “I’ll fly him home.”
“The hell you will.” Bill turned and shouted over to the Vengeance that had landed nearby. “You guys have a body bag?”
The reaction was galvanic. It was the first anyone else knew about any mortality. Lola Maloney rushed over and did a quick inspection tha
