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ions, sir!"
Shardin grinned and watched the picture from the drone as it
followed Merina upstairs behind the man who led Marin's by a small chain
hooked to an armband. Shardin's expression changed to distaste.
"That lecherous bastard! He's going to be sorry he ever laid eyes on
her by the time I get through with him. Ensign," he addressed the
young operator for the drone in question, "see if you can't give
Merina a signal in some subtle way. Let Marin's know we've found her,
without him seeing it."
The technician fiddled with some controls, and as the man turned
his back to pour some wine, the drone swooped down, landed on Merina's
hand for about a second, then zipped back up to the ceiling. The
girl's brief look of recognition and joy before Marin Aoki masked her
expression was worth millions to the worry-worn captain. "Hang in
there, baby. The troops are on their way!"
As soon as the strike units arrived, Shardin packed the portable
drone-monitor and the technician into a jet-transport with him, and
they all headed for the ma
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