it starts to have consequences you never anticipated. We don't know anything for
certain, but Lew said there have been some disturbances recently that made him
suspicious. He hoped I could confirm these, but I had to tell him I don't know
of any specific group that is casting its eye on Darkover. So, we don't actually
know we were being spied on."
"But you think you might be."
"Yes, that was our tentative conclusion, for
all the good it did us," he agreed
reluctantly. "Let's eat. All of this will keep." He felt a profound sense of
guilt, mingled with relief and weariness. He had kept his Kate from finding out
he might be arrested, but he did not feel happy about his deception. And he knew
that when he did finally tell her, there would be hell to pay.
For a brief moment, Herm wi
