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“I need to talk to Nao connections from me Do you think you could track her down?”

Discomfort pursed A to pick a fight,” Holden said “We just didn’t leave it in the right place And it’sout down in that one bar Sam told us about last time The Blauwe Blome But you make a dick of yourself and I’m not the one that told you”

“Not a problem,” Holden said “Thanks”

The captain turned to leave and then stopped in the doorway He looked like someone still half in a dream

“What’s bumpy?” he asked “You said it was bu to hire on some Luna private security squad to track the kid down Didn’t work out and he kind of took it bad”

Holden frowned Prax felt the heat of a blush pushing up his neck

“I thought ere finding the kid,” Holden said He sounded genuinely confused

“Doc wasn’t clear on that”

“Oh,” Holden said He turned to Prax “We’re finding your kid You don’t need to get someone else”

“I can’t pay you,” Prax said “All my accounts were on the Ganymede system, and even if they’re still there, I can’t access theet soh?”

“No,” Holden said “That won’t buy a week’s air, much less water We’ll have to take care of that”

Holden tilted his head like he was listening to so only he could hear

“I’ve already talked to my ex-wife,” Prax said “And my parents I can’t think of anyone else”

“How about everyone?” Holden said

“I’e screen of the Rocinante’s pilot capsule, “and I’o, hours before the first attack on Ganyenetic illness was abducted from her day care In the chaos that—”

Alex stopped the playback Prax tried to sit up, but the gimbaled copilot’s chair only shifted under him, and he lay back

“I don’t know,” Alex said froround kinda makes hiree, considered, then nodded

“It’s not really his color,” Prax said “Maybe if it was darker”

“I’ll try that,” the pilot said, tapping at his screen “Nores ain’t exactly et it done How about this?”

“Better,” Prax said