“I know.” Aleph kept her voice level, but spoke through clenched teeth, keeping the annoyance from bursting forth. “I’m good with tech, but that’s it. And that’s why I need someone else.”
“Who?”
Aleph raised an eyebrow and looked from Byrnia to Leopold and back.
Byrnia laughed. “Seriously?”
“Unless you can think of something better.”
“Not much risk thinking of anything worse.” But there had been a slight hesitation before Byrnia spoke.
Leopold closed his eyes for a moment, knowing that the two women were now engaged in some kind of contest. He allowed their words to run free, searching for some kind of pattern, for something he could latch on to. He needed to get things clear in his own mind, and then maybe he could be of assistance.
“Let me see if I understand this. The worm you me
