A half hour later, Josh and Ash stepped into the conference room. Mei and Sergi nodded to them in greeting. The other two members looked as puzzled as he felt.
Julia glanced up when they entered and she released the breath that she was holding. Her eyes swept from Ash to Josh.
“Thank you,” she said in a quiet voice. “Once again, I apologize for all the secrecy; I was only given final approval late last night to share the information.”
“Don’t thank us yet,” Josh warned in a slightly curt tone. “Since we were given this assignment, I would have expected that all clearances were approved. I don’t like walking into a situation blind or with half the Intel.”
Julia nodded. “Normally that isn’t the case. With the sudden deaths of the majority of the crew, it has created a vacuum that was unex
