His ankle throbbed."If there is nothing else, I will leave you to your--" I do have one last question, Elder, if you would be so kind."Yurton paused, ...nd Jollis thought he saw uncertainty in the man's face. Finally, Yurton nodded once."When the time arrives for Amanda, are you confident the procedure over which Verano continues to toil will be safe to use?"Yurton's lips curled into an easy smile. "Ah, you still show concern for the young woman." Forgive me if I seem obsessed." Not at all. It is. Hans and Sven pay for the birds, leave the shop and get into Sven's 
pick-up and drive to the top of the Conor Pass. At the ConorPass, 
Sven looks down at the 1000-foot drop and says, "Dis looks like a grand place."He takes two birds out of the bag, puts them on his shoulders and 
jumps off the cliff. Hans watches as Sven falls all the way to the
 bottom, killing himself stone dead. Looking down at the remains of his 
best pal, Hans shakes his head and says, "Dis budgie jumping is too
dangerous. Upon hearing me, he spunaround and aimed his pistol at me and we fired at the same time.Pain went through my arm as his bullet went through my right upper arm.Dropping my pistol, I pressed my hand against it as I leaned backagainst the wall, stopping the blood flow. One look at Toshizo told methat his career advancements had taken a shot in the engine, or ratherthe forehead.He was sliding down the sealed door, a bloodstain around head height onthe door and the hole in his head told me that he. When I woke up, Dorothy was snoring into her pillow and Lady Meiko was sitting cross-legged on the bed by my feet.I motioned for her to move, then I wriggled down to where I could get up without waking the others. I shrugged into my bathrobe and went to the kitchen where Meiko already had tea brewing."What do we do now?" I asked.Meiko poured us each a cup of tea before responding. "Stephanie must be contained or slain," she said. "The hard part will be getting close enough to her for your.