Pouting, the newsman replied, “All right. But I’m going to be finished for life when that tape is shown.”
“We’ll take care of you,” Odal promised. Indeed, we’ll provide for you for the rest of your life.
Geri Dulaq walked briskly out of the sunlight of the university’s campus into the shadows of the dueling machine’s high-vaulted chamber.
“Hector, you sounded so worried on the phone….”
He took her hands in his. “I am. That’s why I wanted to talk to you. It’s … well, it’s happened again. First Ponte argues the Professor into a duel, and now this newsman. You think Ponte might be working for Kerak, so … I mean. …”
“Perhaps the newsman is too,” Geri finished for him.
Hector nodded. “And with Odal back … well, they’re brewing up something. …”
“Where is the Professor now?” Geri asked.