It wasn't the worst that they did. To Gwen it was a small bump on the grander road to what was the Alliance. When it came to the Boarder worlds or the Rim worlds, they didn't care if they wiped out whole towns or entire planets. They had already proven that with Shadow. "I think it's something that every 'verse is required to have. And people who are willing to fight against it... then lose in some cases." Setting the Griswold down carefully, sure he got the picture, she reached for the simple grenade that had come from Earth-that-was.

"Simple little ditty. Works well for quick fixes like the flash-bangs. Toss a couple of these babies up in the air and the heat seekers tended to leave us alone." Handing one of the round weapons over to Kyle, she motioned to the pin at the top. "Standard pull and toss. You have less than seven seconds to get the thing out and away else you might just lose a little more than your arm."