"Meaning?" Mira asked.
"They didn't chase us," Ronan said. "They stayed around Darius. That means they either can't afford to move away from him, or they don't care enough about us to follow."
Cole frowned. "That helps us how?"
"It gives us a window."
"A small one," Mira said.
"Yes."
Ronan glanced at her. She understood faster than Cole did.
"Class S thinks we're running back to base," Ronan continued. "If they're competent, they'll assume we're either heading for Class A or trying to reorganize. They won't expect us to return this quickly with only three people."
Mira's fingers tightened slightly around the strap of her bag. "And if they do?"
"Then we run."
Cole scoffed. "That's the plan?"
"That's the failure plan," Ronan said. "The actual plan is not being seen."
He lowered his voice further.
