CHAPTER 12Zuber arrived three days later with bales of equipment and a personal order from Nasir Kalif.
“He wants the prisoner, Kurt. The technicians are itching to get their hands on him and the Council is riding him hard. He would have sent a squad of armed men but he figured it would do no good.”
“He was right. I need Kendrick. Did you get the information?”
“Some, the rest is tucked away in there.” Zuber waved a hand at the bales. “I had no time for a close check as I had the relevant recordings copied. I can run them while we’re on our way.”
“Run what?” Edallia entered the compartment. She looked tired, drawn, her femininity masked by the uniform she wore. Pants and tunic belted at the waist—the common garb of men and women alike. “I’ve been to see Amra. He wasn’t too easy but at l
