6 PREDICTABLY, ONCE SHEYDU, Reida, Deyu and Telaris had left, the police officer left the bus without imposing the fine, and we progressed to the airport without a further problem, which let me know that this had indeed been Amarru’s diversion and I felt happy to have reacted in the way she would have expected. Separate the party; spread the risk. Keep all the lines of information open. Sometimes I wondered how these people thought I could keep up with them. Amarru Palayi was one of the smartest and most powerful Coldi I knew besides Ezhya. Had she lived on Asto, she would definitely have occupied a position very close to him, possibly even in his primary association. You should ask her how she ended up here, Thayu said through the feeder where she was following my thoughts. I wasn’t s