Donald Harry Roberts
Lord Ardent got right to the point. He placed a holojector on the desk and activated the image. It was a hologram of a young woman, beautiful and mostly human but part hybrid. It happens that way with natural conception. Her feline features were noticeable but subtle. Mostly it was the eyes, very cat like though blue, a sapphire blue. “A kidnapping and ransom.” I suggested. “Unfortunately, no Mr. Lock. She was a trusted Consort. With information not meant for public attention. I would like to believe she was kidnapped for that information but I am led to believe she was a spy, planted here for the very purpose of garnering information. She caught on I think, a week ago, that I was questioning her loyalty. Two days ago she vanished. Her signature was traced to about Mars then my Techs lost her though it is likely she was headed for the Belt, where she came from.” “You want me to find her?” I suggested. “And bring her back.” “I want you to find her but I doubt bringing her back will be an option. What I need you to do is find her and discover who she sold that information to. If it gets back here any future plans I have for IOTA and its inhabitants will be destroyed.”
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