“A good question. Is it good enough if I say we have our reasons and leave it at that?”
“No, absolutely not. I need the real explanation.”
“Or if I say we have only just discovered the truth of the situation?”
Mackenzie shook his head and said nothing.
“Very well then. The truth is we were not sure of the status of Isiur until now. Under an attack, it might have imploded partially. Let us say, the effects upon the universe were indeterminate and we could not take a risk. Now it is ready to detonate and so we know how to deal with it.”
“And that"s all you"re going to tell me?”
Metarion nodded her head and said nothing.
Mackenzie let out a sigh and glanced up at the battle-maps and the clock showing the time they had remaining before they emerged into normal space.
“Very well
