Senator Horrigan cleared his throat. “I have no intentions of, as you put it, double-crossing anyone. It is not in my nature to do so. Therefore, I shall address it.” He faced the Sack. “Sir, are we in danger?”
“Yes.”
“From which direction?”
“From no direction. From within the ship.”
“Is the danger immediate?” asked a voice.
“Yes.”
It was Merrill who turned out to have the quickest reflexes and acted first on the implications of the answer. He had blasted the man who had spoken in Prdl before the latter could even reach for his weapon, and as Senator Horrigan made a frightened dash for the door, he cut that politician down in cold blood.
“That’s that,” he said. “Is there further danger inside the ship?”
“There is.”
“Who is it this time?” he demanded ominously.