“You don’t seem to be going to any effort to make them, either.”Brock sighed.“Contrary to what I might have led you to believe, I am not the m...st sociable person around,” he said with a disarming smile. “I didn’t really plan to make friends with your family, either. But I guess I messed up on that one.”Leslie wanted to know the reason behind Brock’s reticence toward spending time with others yet she didn’t really know how to ask. But she had other another purpose to her visit. Maybe that would. I quickly joined hands with those with me and transferred Owen, Grace, Joe, Celeste, Frank, Robert, and myself to join my Relatives on the far side of the building outline. This too caused quite a bit of surprise, and it was several minutes before the crowd of onlookers were quiet again. In the meantime, I had been asking questions.“What are you going to do?” I asked Uncle Aengus in a confused voice, while those with me also just stared in confusion.“Sorry, dear, we only decided on this last. .. release."They scrambled out with the doors flying in different directions with the thrusters firing on their heels. Quiyo had them latched together and guided them in one direction before Qi had time to catch his breath.In his periphery, Qi saw a series of small explosions, more than just two thrusters exploding. They had been ambushed. Someone had been lying in wait for their vehicle to emerge from the station. Was it a failure of intelligence or random chance? A dozen scenarios filled Qi's. Adventure. A slight bruise, perhaps, nothing more."That was a far cry from how he'd described the incident to Meiersdottir. "Amanda, I am sorry to say it but the man is quite vicious," he'd told her. "He sought to do me serious injury, and would have done so had he not been prevented. I think he is one of those who rejoice in others' misfortunes, especially if he has himself inflicted those misfortunes. It is highly regrettable that he was assigned to this mission, and it would be best to keep.