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'Hold fire!' she yelled

The gunner raised a calht, Princess We knoho they are,'

The uardians had reduced him to a shadow of his former self but his mind remained alert Liala was impressed

'The tall one is Bryn Entwhistle,' she said

'You mean Allain's nephew?'

'Yes He recruitedht a titter of laughter frouessed they knew she had spent the night with Bryn Many of theht with their Crispin lookalike boyfriends Like her, they probably wondered if they would live to see another night

She hit the control panel beside the door

'Get ready to join them!'

The door opened and she launched herself into space The other girls followed Some used the ladder Most jumped They splashed down in the shalloater and waded towards the bank

Liala was the first to get there

Bryn aiting for her

He pointed to a gap in the trees