Mumbled something."Speak up," he said.She took a deep breath."I have a question, sir."He rolled his eyes. "Yes?"Another noisy inhalation."H-how did yo...u make me do ... do those things, sir?"He didn't bother to ask her what "things" she meant. "What if I told you I wasn't forcing you to do anything?"She stared at him. Inside, she thought, I'm not stupid. I wasn't in control.The silence stretched and then he broke it."You really want to know?" he asked.Renee nodded."Hmm." He poked at his food.. " Say what you choose privately, Angus," she told him briskly. "But I won't have it as part of the log. You saved us. You, and no-one else. And that's what I want the world to know later."There was universal agreement."Captain, you know I haven't always been your biggest fan," Igwanda spoke up. "But I'll fight you over this one if I have to. Dammit, man, you got us back against all odds. Want a wrestling match?"MacPherson capitulated. "Nae, young mon, I admi' ye'rre youngerr an' prrob'ly fi'err. At least ... I shouldn't take a chance on being compromised. Girlfriends don't last long given the amount I'm away, so mostly I rely on professionals. Hey – no one loses, do they? I know some of the girls aren't exactly willing, but if they don't bring in the money, they get hurt, right? I get relief, they get some money ... how is there a problem? That's what I told myself, anyway.So, there I was, on my way north on the M1 one morning in February; pulled off to use the facilities and get some. .. the Mortal Enlightenment state?’ Sergeant Heyxin wondered.To be honest, there were eighteen major suspects with the possible identity of the Infernal Immortal. The Lunar Second Brigade’s Inspector could not determine who is the most likely to be the human or beast and considering the intervention of the two Gods, even assessing his appearance and gender, taken from the Immortals’ accounts in Ercas Mir, was pointless.Currently, Sergeant Heyxin scrutinized Zax, peering to his soul.‘The date of.