Noecker’s eyes lost their usual malice and he jerked his head, motioning Connor to come closer as he endured a fit of coughing.
“Connor. Let’s go. We don’t want Gertie’s bunch to hit the road again.”
“Just a minute.”
Noecker stopped coughing long enough to wipe his mouth. He struggled to fill his lungs. “Look…”
Connor peered out the cockpit window. A torch beam was making its way towards them, surreptitiously but visibly.
“Connor. Fuck.” Francina’s impatience was legendary.
Noecker reached a withered hand towards him, congealed blood hanging in droplets from his fingertips. “Look…”
Connor patted the old man on the shoulder. “I’ll catch you later. Company’s coming.”
Noecker gasped, coughed, grabbed Connor’s wrist. “Look… I am your -”
But the rest of his words were obscured by an explosion outside the plane and twin bursts of automatic fire. Connor went head-first through the door, landing in a traditional shoulder-roll and spraying his immediate surroundings with leaden death as soon as he rolled to his feet.
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