He waited for Thurman or Dr Sneed to reply. The three of them stood in Sneed’s office on the cryopod wing. Darkov had bargained his way down the lift with Thurman, and now he bargained further. He suspected it was his sister’s medication that explained why he couldn’t forget. He would exchange this discovery for another. He wanted to know where she was, wanted to see her.
Something unspoken passed between the two men. Thurman turned to Darkov with a warning. ‘She will not be woken,’ he said. ‘Not even for this. ’
Darkov nodded. He saw how only those who made the laws were allowed to break them.
Dr Sneed turned to the computer on his desk. ‘I’ll look her up. ’
‘No need,’ Thurman said. ‘I know where she is. ’
He led them out of the office and do
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