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They screaave instructions The entire industrial area was being told to evacuate together with adjacent suburbs Liala looked down at the chaos below and guessed it would develop into total mayhem as ht their way out It was a perfect tiave Bryn a quick kiss and ran to the truck with the Liala lookalikes Its sides were decorated with pictures of a green-haired princess doing auardians She cli to one of Allain's sergeants

She guessed the man had been told to look after her Bryn pointed to the building where they had spent the night The sergeant ran in that direction and Bryn ran to the truck with the Crispin lookalikes

The screen, on the wall, showed the blazing inferno that had once been Elm Grove industrial estate Crispin wielded his baton of command Tom looked over his shoulder Peter stood outside on the iron atching access points that were not covered by the laboratory's security systee on the screen was artificially coloured for the benefit of trolls and their handlers It showed the world through the eyes of a troll and was restricted to six colours

'They could have done a better job,' Tom said

'You mean the fire?'

'No Plaid Koerno have done a uardians and that display The colour coding is rat shit They need ive a clear picture of what is going on'

'The trolls can see only six colours'

'But reen is a bit rich' Tom pulled a face 'Green is reserved for the royal fa '

'Nor am I, Crispin And I'm sure the commander of Plaid Koerno won't when he finds out But it's hardly appropriate The trolls are prograreenif I' Brain should have used brown'

'So Why didn't it?'

'Because it is rat shit'

'Not all of it, Crispin There are thousands of brains at work in that co but rat shit'

'Perhaps it's a trap'

'That's what's worrying own and placed it on the table Crispin noticed that he also carried a dagger, like those used by gladiators Gladiatorial weapons were useful in close coerous to use in a confined space The thought of possible violence was chilling