Tangle in the Dark - Kassidor

sure, but I’ve got Alan. He’s with me here in a big old lock-uppolice station I set up just for him, should I ever have theneed.”“Sir,” he heard Alan in the background, “I only did it tolet Ava back in, I’m sorry that failed...”“It worked perfect, I probably owe you my life,” sheyelled at his new phone.Alan must have heard her yelling in the background andyelled “You’re back! Thank God, Ava what happened? Whenyou didn’t show up I guessed I was wrong and you weren’ttransmitted to the dark matter. I was making a lot ofassumptions.”“You were right, that’s how I got home.” She said.“But you didn’t show up?”“It just took a while, I had to get a new appointment withthe Adept and he had already been in a coma for days, but letsnot get distracted with the presentation I was trapped in.Glayet, give him a hero’s medal and let him go.”“I don’t report to you.”“Captain?” Ava said.“Did his actions really save you? And let me tell you, Godis watching.”“Keep that in mind,” Ava said, “because they did.”“Glayet, let him go, if Ava wants him to get a medal, shecan nominate him at the next officer’s meeting.”“Gee thanks,” she said. No doubt she knew how well thatwould go over.359