Davis shoved me into a teleport and grabbed his phone like mad. And Ferdinand knew that I was on the way, he knew he'd see me when he turned around. And the girl — the girl with the granite eyes?
Sutton got up and stretched. A bath and shave, first of all, he told himself. And then some clothes and breakfast. A visor call or two.
Don't act as if you've got the wind up, he warned himself. Act naturally. Pick your nose. Talk to yourself. Pinch out a blackhead. Scratch your back against a door casing. Act as if you think you are alone.
But be careful.
There is someone watching.
V
Sutton was finishing breakfast when the android came.
"My name is Herkimer," the android told him, "and I belong to Mr. Geoffrey Benton."
"Mr. Benton sent you here?"
"Yes. He sends a challenge."