We sort of want to do a test flight. I’m thinking we put that controller through its range of operation. The mechanic signs off, and then we’re on...the way home. So tomorrow, five or six...”“But you’re okay now?” Nikki queried.“Yeah ... I think so.”“Wanna say ‘hi’ to the munchkins?”“Of course.”“They’re just coming through the door.”I heard the timbre of the phone change as she put it on speaker. “Tell Cindy ‘hi’.”Trio. “Hi, Cindy!” then Terri, “Glad you didn’t get hurt.” And Rachel, “Or break. After I got tired of doing that to her, I changed lanes again and headed off towards Gresham. I couldn't find Nancy's truck, but I did manage to find a fairly substantial industrial park while I was driving around looking for her. I did some sampling and selling for about an hour, passing out my business cards while telling the people who bought from me that they needed to call me whenever they wanted me to come back to sell them more of my product.I was in an insurance office giving out. Alice signalled to one of the females with a simple lift of her snout. She slipped out from the cover of the bush. It was a practiced ploy to distract the victim. She crawled on her belly, whining as she neared the couple. They sat up and made calling sounds to what they mistook as a dog in trouble. It was a fatal mistake. In a blur of moving fur, the pack broke cover and descended on the pair. Alice took the male in the throat, cutting off any chance of a cry, while the decoy did the same to. They found Cassandra locked in a cellar after the battle was over. Dmitar told me, that they nearly shot her thinking she was one of the bandits, but she looked so much like his own daughter he decided to question her first. That’s when he learned that she was British and that her Croatian father had been killed. He – or rather his wife and daughter – also learnt what the bandits had done to Cassandra whilst they held her in captivity, although he sounded too embarrassed to spell it out in.