Then, slowly, we all nodded. Because he was right. I hadn’t felt the faintest bit of brath from either of those men, not even when one grabbed me. Clearly the others hadn’t, either. “Do you think they had that masking thing, like Mr. Smith used last fall at school?” I asked. Rigel lifted a shoulder. “I don’t think so. They didn’t exactly…look Echtran, either.” Again, he was right. Prejudiced as it might sound, those men hadn’t been at all attractive. In fact, the shorter one had been positively homely, his face pock-marked. I’d never yet met an Echtran who wasn’t good looking. Most were ridiculously so, to the point of being conspicuous. “So what does that mean?” Sean was still scowling. “Why did we have to let them go? They grabbed M, were probably trying to kidnap her. That’s illegal no matter who they are.” Rigel’s frown was thoughtful. “I’m guessing they were hired by somebody and don’t know anything about…well, anything. If we’d held them, then what?
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