"The order is for the Magistrate's daughter," Mira said softly.
The static on the radio was the first thing to die, swallowed by a silence so thick it pressed against Elias’s eardrums. He sat in the belly of the armored courier rig, his fingers tracing the cold seals of the cylinder locked to his thigh. Episode 02: Kill the Messenger
Elias looked at the heavy brass lock on the cylinder. His thumb hovered over the biometric scanner. He was a professional. He had crossed radioactive basins and dodged nomad snipers for seven years without ever losing a syllable of the Spire’s will. "The order is for the Magistrate's daughter," Mira
"I don't look at the cargo, Mira. I just carry it," Elias muttered. Elias looked at the heavy brass lock on the cylinder
"I was wondering when you’d get tired of the running, Elias," the captain said. He raised the gun. "You know what they say about the second episode of a tragedy."
Elias stood up, stepped to the open door, and looked down at the captain. "I can't do that," Elias said.