When stopped by building security forces, they opened fire with concealed pistols, injuring one Guardian Knight. Both intruders were shot to death.Fearing that a larger, better-organized attack might be imminent, NH-1 Security had activated our penthouse alarm to make sure that we were out of harm’s way. And that was all there was to the incident itself, but mysteries remained.“It appears to have been a suicide attack orchestrated by a pair of Angel puppeteers,” Cindy explained to me in the living room after Alia had gone to bed. “They commandeered the two men’s bodies for the attack.”“So the men who were killed were totally innocent,” I said, shaking my head in disbelief.“Yes,” replied Cindy. “The puppeteers were probably very close to our building in order to maintain control over their puppets, but neither Angel was found.”“You’re sure it was the Angels, then?”“No, but Mr. Baker thinks it’s unlikely that any lesser faction would have the means to do something like this.”“Were they after you again?”
