The two men locked stares for a second, reading and gauging each other's every move. In this exchange Michael felt secure with what he saw in the Neko's orange eyes. He couldn't detect any sort of lie, only the desperate, pleading look that Farok nearly kept hidden within his features. Finally, the Soldier sighed. "When you find Galen, tell him I said everything's 10-4 and I'm in the fold," he said, sitting back down. "It'll probably keep him from shooting you." "If that is all, then you are free to go, Farok," Misn declared. "Goodbye, and good luck." ..................... There were plenty of weird and unusual things Galen had seen in his life, especially during his short time on Raska. But even with his new experiences with the paranormal, he never expected anything like to which the

