"We just wait here for a search party. We have enough rations for a week and there's just enough power to keep the temperature control systems functioning."
“i’m not waiting to be found by a navy search party,” qian scoffs, eyes narrowed into a slight glare. her hands fingered the outline of the compact pack of tools in her bag, but her instincts refrained her from attempting to pry the mechanics of the door open. (she wouldn’t turn her back against him, not even if he’d said she’s wanted alive.) “i’m more likely to survive the storm outside than to remain here with you.”










