Officers climbed aboard with practiced speed, shouting commands in multiple languages. Noah felt his ropes being cut. An officer steadied his shoulder. “You alright, sir?” Noah nodded. “We didn’t… we couldn’t stop them.”
“You held your ground,” the officer said. “That siren? That was the final ping we needed. We had your general location, but that blast gave us your exact spot.” Jamie laughed, stunned. “I sat on it by accident.” The officer grinned, “Lucky accident.”