Anastasia Romanov
she said, "but time is of the essence. We have to leave now!"
I nodded.
With some more rechecking, we climbed up into the aircraft together. Anastasia took over the pilot seat and settled herself inside the cockpit.
"Impressive," she said to herself as she put on the helmet and adjusted the headset. "Your Damir really is a smart boy."
"Anastasia, I have about seven blades hidden in various parts of my body," I told her. "You don't want me to run one through you, do you?"
She burst out laughing.