"She mentioned in passing that she's murdered whole colonies in her goddess's name before. If the people don't live up to perfection, they die," Billy spat, thoroughly disgusted by what had happened there. "We couldn't avoid getting hurt in that battle, but it wasn't as bad as it could be. No one was injured as seriously as Luis---Reda shot him when he wouldn't be silent, and she left him to bleed for three days."

He wrapped his arms around himself at the mention of the clock, fully aware of how little time they had. "That's what I'm going to start on right away. I can't lose them."