Fourteen ‘You’re sure this is the alley they went into?’ Miranda indicated the spot on the map spread out on her desk. A patrol from Garrison Four had been called to investigate when humans had noticed suspicious activity at a supposedly abandoned house. There had been no one there when the patrol arrived, but the description the humans had given matched that of Kyle and the girl. Another call had come in shortly afterward, about a possible freak sighting at the Water Works. A second patrol had been sent to check it out and had arrived in time to spot Kyle disappearing down the alley. ‘That’s what Corporal Jensen said, the one next to the reservoir,’ said Lieutenant Anderson. ‘And he’s positive they went inside the Water Works?’ Miranda frowned, picturing the area. The patrols wouldn’t

