CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
BACK TO BLUE ROCK
Upon returning to SWA-7 Ramuell requested permission to return to Blue Rock Canyon to check on the Crow Clan. He expected Azazel’s enthusiastic support, but the Director denied the request. Assuming a return visit was a foregone conclusion, Ramuell was stunned.
Azazel explained, “I’ve got three primary misgivings. First, another nefilim attack is always possible. Next, you haven’t been here long enough to be familiar with the ambiguities of Ghrain-3. And finally, Ru Ta was not happy that we left them unprotected. The Clan’s reception is unpredictable.”
Ramuell excused himself to give the matter more thought. After several hours he arrived at counter-arguments for each of Azazel’s objections.
The next morning he asked to meet with the director and w
