"Oh, I did throw it in the Lehman Fornax," Claudia said, shrugging a little as if it were no big deal. "But it doesn't destroy the knowledge, does it, hmm?"

He didn't need to know how exactly that information had been drawn out of her. "And if you fried my phone, it may be a while before we can leave. I can assure you that even had you slipped away, there weren't any exits you would be able to use."

And neither of them would be flying out of here until the wards were released, which could only be done from outside.