The woman spun around, and it was clear by the intensity of her stare that she was in no mood for sugar coating. Were Slade's people somehow involved with the Sons of Savard? The question made Larani somewhat uneasy. It wasn't that she had never considered that possibility – after the last year, she had begun to see Slade lurking in every shadow – but she couldn't see anything that Slade's underlings might gain from this. Which, of course, meant that it was all too likely that they were involved in some way. “Honestly,” Larani said, “I'm not sure. I've considered interrogating the Keepers who joined Slade's cause, but if they do know something – and it's a big if – they likely wouldn't tell us.” “Slade did love a good terror campaign,” Jack said. “But if his people were behind this, why

