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Crispin ith a jolt Peter was shaking him into life He had fallen asleep in his chair and it was not yet light He stared, bleary eyed, at the console screen, wondering if so had come up It hadn't The screen was blank

'The professor is here'

'Who?'

'The professorhe's come to help with the next phase'

Crispin saw Tom He was red-faced and covered in snow

'Phew!' Tos are cold'

'You could have taken the lift,' Crispin said

'No That's under surveillance'

'Where have you been?'

'Back into the palace I needed to find out what's going on'

'Youto reach pink alert?'

'That and other things'

'What did you discover?'

'An unusual level of activity for the uardians don't sleep like noruardians I'syour ot the palace trolls to work in the royal apart in a whole lot of uns, ballokas, swords, axes, spears '