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“She’s a witness,” Dan said quietly. “The Valkyrie’s Fall wasn’t an accident. The company shot it down. She was the navigation officer. I found her floating in a survival bubble three days ago. No pulse. No ID. Just a story.”

Dan looked at the viewport. At the wreckage. At the long, cold dark. “Because she asked. While she was still unconscious. People do that, you know. Beg in their sleep.”

“The company will send a kill squad,” Dredd said. dan dangler and dredd

Silence. The wheeze of the recycler filled the space like a third heartbeat.

Dredd holstered his weapon. The red targeting reticle vanished. “She’s a witness,” Dan said quietly

“Heroes don’t get paid.”

“I’m always lying about something. Keeps life interesting.” She was the navigation officer

“For the record,” Dan said, spinning the pilot’s chair back toward the controls, “I’d be offended if you did.”