Chapter Thirty-Four
The Phone Call HomeSonyea, New York
August 25, 1926
“We must convince leadership that the host family is stable and that the princess is in no danger. The moment their sensors identify Diamond and the danger he poses to the host family, the extraction team will be immediately launched to eliminate the threat,” Cavell explained to Kelly and Costello as the three rode in the lead car with the girl.
“Would that be so bad? We let the Armada eliminate Diamond,” Kelly said.
“But the collateral damage to this planet would be astronomical,” Costello replied.
“Then what do you suggest?” Kelly asked.
“You eliminate the threat to the host family,” Cavell explained.
“All right,” Kelly said – and then it hit him that Diamond may have skipped the Craig Colony to head straigh
