sk across from mine, "word is there

the commander's door, he had not even blinked when I returned with Amanda. She had

office and looked around before crossing the room. Amanda turned as he stopped and he tossed me a chit, "go to Mirror. Meet with constabl

lder. I shook my head as I started across the room with her following. She was carrying her own ready bag and

ere had been a big mistake. Ser Jacob Benson and Denison Tio were identical right down to DNA. The only distinguishing m

ly as she listened to her speech and then ignored her. I shook my head, "Dragon is a registered weapon in the service of the Marsha

dened, "of course i

ckled, "she would not hurt anyo

back, "you woul

seemed to blend into the background. Dragon hissed and Am

g to the woman, "may I

rised, "no, wh

I always know when someo

was just sitting he

ast minute. You have tried to keep a constant eye on us. I do not know w

be there after we landed. Our time on the liner was nice, we even ate dinner with the captain several times. She was impressed with Dra

on. Dragon rode my shoulder as we walked through the doors and I touched my badge to the alarm p

s that woman us

met us beside the

d, "con

nd then his eyes widen

led,

. Ser Benson is small stuff but our man Tio is a different story.

rted, "not

and nodded, "I know but the

that will not

"where is

he few feet to drop onto the prisoner's shoulders. He jerked back and I reached out to grab his jumpsuit, "Dragon is your protector and keeper. She has two bi

him and pushed him towards Amanda. I took the screen from the guard and signed f

ng and walking towards the vehicle as Amanda pushed Ser Benson out the door. We had a tight schedule since the liner heading to Echo was a

ok the first shuttle down and walked to the marshal vehicle with our prisoner between us. The central prison was at the

ragon a command and she leaped into the air as I he

ed, "I s

ght wait for us to leave b

ass booth with a guard. The lobby guard smiled almost snidely as I slipped the prisoner's transfer screen through the slot.

ed Ser Benson to the floor as Amanda tackled the other prisoner. The front windows shattered as projectiles ripped thro

stepped out to see both gunmen stiff. I nodded and looked at several guards

ack in, "and do a

flew through the broken window and landed on my shoulder

d his head to smil

e your sources have told you who I am. This is a poison, if I do no

en opened his mouth as I stood and winked. He closed his mou

oner out and to our vehicle. Dragon took flight as we turned in the vehicle and we started our walk into the st

"serves the no

ere in the large ticketing lobby when the striker team tried to take Tio. Dragon leaped into the air as Amanda shoved Tio down and both

eaming as we knelt and scanned the area around us. I felt when Dragon struck and took out another man fightin

e putting one weapon away and n

yanked Tio up,

I started for the gates and the two port guards that looked

slide. Dragon dropped to Tio's shoulder and hissed in his ear. A

ed at was already loading. What Tio and his people did not know was the liner it went to was not going directly to Mir