EdenChapter 31
"A siege," said Shaw. "Yes, Mr. Shaw, pretty much a classic siege," Igwanda responded. "On foreign territory, in a foreign structure, with no advance provisioning, in the worst of all possible positions." "Colonel, I've read a little history, and can you tell me even one case—" "—where the besieged have prevailed under those conditions?" the colonel finished. "No. There is none, without outside relief. If you wish, this is our extraterrestrial Alamo." "What in the name of...