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e need. The officer in
charge of searching the western sector has sent probes out to follow
several private cars that just left an auction house from the rear-
alley doors. I want you to help him coordinate those drones with the
ship's computers, and send me a map with each destination marked as
soon as they get where they're going."
"Aye, sir. That does sound quite promising. I think we may
find her, after all!"
"Did you have any doubts, Sha'teem?" Shardin chuckled with a
joy and hope he had not felt since this crisis began seven hours ago.
"I for one want to leave this flea-bag planet sometime in my nine
lives, and we can't leave without Merina. It's that simple. Let me
know where to send my soldiers as soon as you can. Shardin out."
* * * * *
The car pulled into a carport, and Merina got out with Antony
beside her. He took Reon's quickly inside the huge mansion, and led her
to his bedroom. He didn't see the insect-like flying drone hover over
the parked car, and then zip through the open door right behind him.
He didn't see the tiny camera-drone follow him as he took his newest
slave to the bedroom. But as it parked itself for
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