The Xin"s honesty was disconcerting. She had said she needed his technological knowledge to complete their task. So why would she now say this, knowing what his reaction must be? She had clearly lied to them, had at least not told them everything. Had he been completely misled all along?
“Why?”
“You know the answer to that Mackenzie. So we understand how the device operates so that we can do what we have come here to do. You have trusted me this far. Are you going to lose faith in me now?”
His hand shifted slightly onto his own beam-weapon. “Exactly what are you trying to achieve here? Why didn"t you tell us all this long ago so we could have stopped them building the device? Why should I have faith in you when you haven"t been honest with me?”
“Mackenzie, I am trying to save the u
