The logistics were going to be a nightmare at customs entry points. Eric was going to issue an emergency rule effective in ten days.Ten days was barel... enough time to get the kits and training but it had to be done. I was sure I would hear more from the White House - oh well, I had big shoulders... Back at the White House it was soon time to leave. I made one phone call to Hanna. Then I sent a Secret Service agent out to find Melinda Schaffer and her camera man Nick Cote to bring them to the. Trust me, something will open up soon enough."Of course, nothing opened up, at least nothing above the level of a homeless shelter. I wanted to leave Rebecca somewhere she would be safe, but with my salary there was nothing left to offer but my couch. Hell, affording food for two people was straining things as it was. The situation wasn't sustainable for long, and I knew it. But what was I going to do, kick her out?I woke up a bit more than a week after first meeting Rebecca to a smell that. Malcolm and I clapped and cheered the last of our classmates as they too received their degrees.I timed the process; I reckoned they were almost getting four people across the stage a minute, which was pretty slick going, given that only one recipient was actually on the stage at a time, and that Dr. Bevan had to be handed the next scroll before its new owner got to him. Sure enough, by half past twelve everything was over – although there was another ceremony starting at two o’clock for the. "We will find out why the Praetor was using living souls to produce its energy." Béla watched and listened as her father gave instructions to his orderly to take the Praetor down to rehab (she could see in his mind that he meant the lab that maintained the Praetor), release its contents into drones and shut it down. His instructions specifically included monitoring the Praetor until all energy readings were null, then check its power source.Béla felt movement as the orderly picked up her.