Wince 6 Here

Elias sat in the cockpit of the Peregrine , a hypersonic testbed. The mission: push past Mach 6 with a pilot whose own skeleton had turned traitor. He wrapped his gloved hand around the stick.

Elias never used to count the winces.

"Flight Wince 6, go for throttle-up," crackled ground control. wince 6

"Steady, Elias," said his former wingman, Mira, from the control room. Her voice was soft, but he heard the worry. "That was a wince. Count it." Elias sat in the cockpit of the Peregrine

"Negative, Mira," he said, his voice calm. "I'm going to ride it." go for throttle-up