"Here's the deal," Kallen said over the knightmare's loudspeaker. "We've got what we came for and we're prepared to let all of you go alive. However we're not about to let you just phone home and call for backup to try to pick us off as we're leaving." The knightmare's hand opened to reveal the intact radio pack. "We'll be taking this with us and leave it two kilometers out from here next to the road. After you find the radio it's up to you what you do, but we'll be long gone and you're in the middle of nowhere so try to get your priorities straight."
