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"We overheard a couple of Feltini mercenaries wearing the heraldry of House Octan near the dockmaster's office. They said an Octan Ranger would be here soon to negotiate the sale of the Solenian queen."
"A ranger? Here?"
"Chauncey, didn't you once say that there were only forty Octan Rangers in the whole of space?"
"You know what it means if he succeeds."
"Yes...If either Gozon or Naimar receives the queen's ransom, the one will be rich enough to topple the other. If House Octan slays the one and simply takes the queen, the other will be unopposed. And if they ally, as Naimar hopes..."
"Then you'll never get rid of them."
"I see what you mean. What do you propose?"
"We need to free the queen somehow. Stop the sale before either can profit. You said most of the council members left Port Argent. Who else besides you is still here?"
"Only two. The Chief of Computers, Linez Windrow, and Tasha Bombastavich, the council's secretary."
"Right now we can use all the help we can get."
