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“Amani,” I say

“Excuse me?”

“Ophion is in the pocket of the Syndicate You go there with a contract fortelling theshe doesn’t know “And I want Volga to be pardoned on the event of my death”

“No”

“We both knoout pardons I know I’m not a Gold rapist or mass murderer, but in the spirit of the Aive”

“Do you want to die, Mr Horn?”

“Irrelevant Volga deserves life”

She’s not pleased by h shit “Thefor his life”

“Then I certainly hope you don’t lose a father and a child on the same day”

She doesn’t react Her Gold calhty that I want to reach through the holo and throttle her “Very well,” she says “Holiday will fit you with a transponder When you locate the Syndicate base, you will signal with this transponder, and a strike team will arrive at your coordinates”

“The Syndicate will check for a transponder”

“It will be hidden”

“And they’ll find it Subdermal, isotope, they?

??ll find it These aren’t street thugs You ht have noticed”

“Then what do you propose?”