The voice coming through the net never ceased to weird her out, no matter that she ought to have been used to it by now. It always sounded like he was in her brain somehow, the eery way his voice come through the earpiece.

"Yes," she said hastily. "No casualties or damage on our end." Which was a good thing, of course. It was always good when everyone made it home in one piece. But something in this mission had left Kate feeling uneasy. She wasn't sure why, but she almost felt as if something bad was just around the bend. "It was a cakewalk, really."