Delivered by an avox is a sealed letter. It is unmarked and no name is written on the envelop, but it's handed to Aston before the avox quietly leaves. Inside the letter contains the following instructions:
you will be the pilot of hovercraft 22. please instruct spark and ward to pilot hovercrafts 56 and 74. the hovercraft bay will under go a complete security upgrade between 0100 and 0330 tonight. report there at promptly 0100. if you are still in the hanger after you will be arrested and killed. good luck.
This is exactly what Aston had been waiting for as his eyes scanned over the words. His eyes darted over to Bula next to him as they watched Gear and Keely on the screens, as much as he wanted to tell her about this - he knew she'd be angry about it. Well perhaps that was too strong a word, she'd be upset and worried about the consequences of these and how dangerous it was for Plutarch to send them a message this way. All valid points, but rebellions didn't start and didn't win by playing it safe.
Honestly, Aston didn't think he'd be flying one of those things. Sure, he knew how. Of course he knew how he grew up around the things, Maylee worked on them even. He had thought maybe the rebels would send in trained pilots. This whole showing Nerissa and Spikelet how to fly them was a shock and frankly, he was worried about cramming everything into ninety minutes. He hoped they were fast learners. He should look for Spikelet and Nerissa and see if they got their letters yet, but he hesitated. Would it be a good idea to be seen together before they all disappeared. With Snow and the Peacekeepers on high alert for anything out of the ordinary that could tip him off and then well they'll die. No, he'll meet them later that night like the letter said.
With a contemplative sigh, he tucked the letter into his pocket to burn up on the roof later. Well, as much as Bula wanted him to sleep it wouldn't be happening tonight. Not by a long shot. He'd be too anxious before he'd have to go to the hovercraft bay and too anxious after as well. Things were finally happening and they were getting close to breaking apart the world they lived in right now.
Yeah. There was no way he would be sleeping any time soon. No, Aston won't sleep through the night until the Panem they live in now is burned to the ground and Snow along with it.
