Vows of Enmity
The smoking gun.
Adrian didn't hesitate. He pulled the micro-scanner from his jacket, flicked the power switch, and slotted its interface cable directly into the drive’s port.
Connection established, a tiny blue LED light flashed on the scanner.
On the tiny LCD screen, a progress bar immediately appeared, crawling forward with agonizing slowness. 10 percent. 15 percent. 20 percent.
"Come on, move faster," Adrian hissed, glaring at the creeping percentage as if sheer willpower could accelerate the data transfer.