"Sure Bill," he said. "What's up?" There's been a change in your case," said Bill. "They're dropping it to a simple misdemeanor. Disturbing the peace ...r something like that."Ken blinked."Excuse me?"Bill had been surprised too. The little spiders that had crawled into various computers -- and the ones that Nikki had unwittingly installed in the computers at the precinct, were start to phone home. Not to the mansion, of course. They were dumping their info into an innocuous, off shore server that. ”“I suspect Kiria holds a piece too,” she smiled.“Not in the same way, but yes,” I replied. “Hold on, Duvrach has Gone. guess he told Honack that he was feeling ill.”“Some false excuse, yes. She doesn’t seem too pleased though.”Kirim was right; Honack looked very irritated at being abandoned in a sense by her husband. However that irritation was swiftly suppressed when Amantil approached and began talking to her.“I suspect Manny’s giving Duvrach enough rope to hang himself with,” I. We need for your dragons to attack those strange looking aliens who seemed to be guarding that machine. In the meantime, my women and I will attempt to destroy the machine. It that strategy OK with you?Oh, that sounds like fun. Can we kill them all, or just a portion of them?Go ahead and kill them all, if you don't mind. Otherwise, they could become a big nuisance.Arxy agreed, so I left it to him to deploy his dragons and get on with the chore. I used the mental link to discuss my plans with. ”“It’s okay,” I replied. “I can’t imagine how hard it must be for you.”“I do appreciate it. I know it’s a strange thing to ask a friend. And don’t worry about Jane; we don’t want our little arrangement getting out any more than you do.”“So, what happens next?” I asked, unsure how to proceed now the outrageous agreement had been made.“I’ll talk to Libby, then I’ll either call you or send you a message when she needs you. You’ve got to delete the message straight afterwards. Remember that.”“Yes.