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suspicious. If they planted it on the road, they are probably waiting for us, Friln reasoned.
Rin knocked on the driver s window. With the privacy screen up, they couldn t check
his status. Hey, you all right in there?
Nothing.
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Since he didn t come to check on us yet, he s either dead, injured or searching for a
weapon to finish us off, Friln decided.
Got anything in your magic bag of tricks? Rin nudged Friln s pack with his foot.
Nothing to bring the duke back. I do have a non-traceable communicator to the king.
When did you get that?
A while ago, but I haven t used it before.
Are you the king s new favourite? Does Kres know?
Friln rolled his eyes. Since he gave it to me, I suspect he does.
Well, stop stalling and call them. I don t know what s wrong with the duke. He could
have internal bleeding for all we know.
Crap!
Friln grabbed his bag and ripped open the zipper. Reaching his hand blindly inside, he
found the communicator. He quickly dialled the king.
When King Vohne picked up, Friln explained the situation. After a quick conversation,
he hung up.
They are using the locator chip in the communicator to find us. They ll be here soon.
Let s hope the bombers aren t waiting around.
I ve got my two knives and a hand weapon, but that s it. If anyone came after them
with heavy artillery, they were toast.
The king better get here soon if he hopes to get any information from the duke.
Yeah. Hellbur had a bump on his head that began to bruise but no other signs of
trauma. The lack of an obvious wound bothered Friln more than a gaping wound. At least if
they could see the injury, they could help fix it. With no visible signs, there was little they
could do.
Friln s communicator went off. Hello?
We re right outside.
Friln popped open the door. He sighed with relief when Kres face appeared in the
opening. We need to get the duke to the medic.
I m right here, Balaze peeked over Kres shoulder. Bring him out, carefully.
The transference from vehicle to air shuttle went smoothly. Within an hour, they were
back at the castle.
I ll take care of him. Balaze shoved away the nurses who rushed to help.
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Friln stopped mid-step. Did his eyes&
Turn gold? Yeah, I think they did.
Maybe he s not completely human.
They followed Kres back into the castle where the king waited for them.
King Vohne paced back and forth. I told you to bring him back. Not break him.
Sorry, Your Majesty, Friln bowed.
You should be more concerned about someone bombing the duke s transport, Rin
argued.
Yes, an investigation is under way. Vohne waved a hand as if dismissing the gesture.
Prince Bleine entered the room along with Zander, the official Thresl off-world
representative.
Zander locked the door behind him.
No Leo?
Zander shook his head. We just got in. I told him I d fill him in later.
The king set up a box similar to the duke s and started it up. The light turned blue.
The duke s box was red, Rin commented.
The king paused in his walk back to his chair. That means he was blocking
something.
That s what he said. Friln was happy the duke had told the truth. He liked Duke
Hellbur, he hoped the man proved to be innocent. What did you learn from the soldier
dressed in the duke s uniform?
Vohne and Kres exchanged a look. Kres spoke for them both. He hung himself with
his belt before anyone knew he was awake.
Friln cursed.
So what do we have? Zander asked. We have scientists who are dead so they can t
tell us what s going on, a soldier, possibly the duke s, who is now also dead and a duke who
is unconscious so he can t tell us anything. Meanwhile, we have military spaceships circling
and looking for weaknesses, possible rogue scientists trying to destroy the Thresls and others
working at exporting cats as if they re crops raised for cash.
The king nodded. That sums it up.
Zander closed his eyes. Let s focus on one thing at a time. We need to get the human
military to back off.
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The recording seems to be helping. The other agencies are bringing pressure on the
military to back off. I think that problem will take care of itself. The top brass are definitely
feeling the heat, Bleine said.
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