"Why not just walk up and tell us?" Kelly was trying to understand. "If you are here to help, why not say so?"

"Two reasons. First of all, we knew she was in danger. Doctor DelMara had a huge bounty on her head, she was in danger, and a large group of males showing up would force her into hiding again."

"Damn right, last time she went to Grenada for six years. I was about to send her back," I said.

"The second reason was that in order to protect her, we had to find the people sent to take her. We could tell she was protected, that she had...