The envoy pulled into the drive, with Thug bringing up the rear. There was a small grove of trees and a man-made pond that Dennis personally stocked with fish. There weren’t even any power lines nearby. She told Wyrm to keeping monitoring the data streams and not to try and eavesdrop, but she wanted everyone else at the meetings. Wyrm seemed to realize that she was serious, and that he shouldn’t goof around.

The envoy consisted of a single woman, apparently in her early thirties. Eliza knew this had to be a crafty woman, as it was difficult for anyone this young to have as prestigious a position without being...