Marczynski scanned the arid landscape, trembling, exhaling freezing vapor plumes.

Their assignment complete, now they could. . .

what?

Their drive was shot, backup systems all failed; Samil gagged, chained and detained to face the Tribunal at home;

only they’d never return, and Samil was dangerous –

deadly –

and couldn’t be detained forever.

This flash fiction in 50 words was crafted for the M3 blog’s Flash in the Pan

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