to face the room while Natasha finishes loosening the ropes holding Garth. “Due to Hawksley’s actions, we will need to take a step back,” explains Kendall. “I am working closely with the Sovereign’s commander, a fellow named Townsend, the same person that spoke to Garth. He has seen the damage. While Doug and his people believe that it is the mere act of local vandals, Townsend knows better and has dispatched me to uncover the culprit. I will bury this little situation but, in the meantime, I need all of you to lay low.”

“For how long?” asks Garth while rubbing his wrists.

“Until Townsend and I leave; I will inform you when that happens. Following that, because suspicion has now been raised, I will need you, Garth, to be more tactfully ove...

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