Faring Soul - Science Fiction Romance
““We have to slow them down!” she said, as they ran. “We have to give Lilly time to get back to the ship.”
Lilly was a hundred meters in front of them, walking at a fast pace with the sled ahead of her, one hand on the corner. That was about as fast as an automated sled could go.
“There’s no cover,” Brant said, glancing around.
“For a while, the house itself will cover us,” Bedivere said. “Once they move beyond the house, though….”
“Then we’re going to have to dig in and pin them down.”
“Dig into what?” Brant asked. “The ground?”
“Fox holes,” Bedivere said. He’d grasped her intention. “Brant, you’ve got a grenade or two on you?”
“Of course.”
“Give me one.”
“You?”
Bedivere stopped jogging, bringing them all to a halt. He held out his hand.
Brant dug in his pocket and pulled out a crispy cracker and handed it over. Bedivere activated the sphere and the electronic warble quickly climbed through the octaves. He turned and threw it straight up the road, farther north of their position.
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