The explosion had not only destroyed part of Mars Base’s life support. It had also destroyed the will to fight of the people left inside. Then they all turned to look at Rahm, he felt their eyes boring into his back. “We’ve got a problem,” Saul finally stated. “Only one?” They all laughed. At least he’d said the right thing. They were beset with problems, and things looked as if they could only get worse. Unless they fought. “None of this changes anything,” he murmured, as much to himself as to his crew. But they were all listening, so he decided to keep going and explain the ideas that were forming in his mind. “We need to make sure that Dan and his technician are safe. We’re not going to do a Tobin Ryles and abandon him.” They nodded their agreement. “Nobody thought you would abandon anyone,” Gabi murmured softly. “Second, we’ve got the means to keep our life support going on the planet. Most of what we need we’ve already taken off the Taurons, at least until that last raid.
