Jil-Lee nodded. "That is true. This is a complicated plan, yes, and one in which many things may go wrong. But it is also one which covers all the loopholes we know of."
With Lupe's aid Manulito crawled out of the suit. As he leaned it carefully against a supporting rock he said:
"I have been thinking of this treasure house in the towers. Suppose we could find new weapons there...."
Travis hesitated. He still shrank from the thought of opening the secret places behind those glowing walls, to loose a new peril.
"If we took weapons from there and lost the fight...." He advanced his first objection and was glad to see the expression of comprehension on Jil-Lee's face.
"It would be putting the weapons straight into Red hands," the other agreed.
"We may have to chance it before we're through," Manulito warned. "Suppose we do get some of their technicians into this trap. That isn't going to open up their main defense for us. We may need a bigger nutcracker than we've ever seen."
With a return of that queasy feeling he had known in the tower, Travis knew Manulito was speaking sense. They might have to open Pandora's box before the end of this campaign.