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went back to his seat with Jenna and Jason. He gave Jason his Pad and left him reading the
notes. He mentioned the incident with the Mayor and Jason stopped and looked up

“I remember old Silas’s practical jokes only too well. One scared the living bejeebers out of
you sis, remember the Haalgra tongue business?” Jason said to Jenna

“Oh; please don’t remind me. I was seven at the time. I couldn’t face Haalgra meat for
months. Silas had wrapped a whole freshly severed tongue in a bunch of Peligonia blooms.
Mum gave them to me to smell and my hands slipped. Silas laughed so wickedly at the look
of horror on my face Mum set about him with a rolling pin, she was baking Kaloomi Biscuits,
he and Dad thought it highly amusing. I was creeped out by the whole thing for months.”
Jenna said shuddering.

“Well from what Krank described, I don’t think Silas was the perpetrator, the head would
never have stood up to close scrutiny, so why bother, and getting the dates wrong. Silas is
still sharp minded even at his age, so this has to be a calling card from one of the other
Syndicate heads or our mysterious outsider, just an embellishment to taunt us” Lomax
responded. The blockage was cleared and their flight continued without further incident.

Krank met them at the Spaceport Lomax’s Dress Uniform in a suit bag. He noted the
two “guests” and smiled when he saw Jenna. Lomax took the suit and headed to the Men’s
room to change. The funeral was in an hour and they both needed to be in place long
before, to go through the running order. He chatted with Jenna and Jason while they
awaited Lomax’s return.

“I haven’t seen both of you since the exodus from Mirodon, you’ve grown into a fine young
woman Jenna, and Jason… You’ll never change. You still play the occasional game of
Jinderball I take it?” Krank asked

“Now and then, I developed a hip problem after a climbing accident a couple of years back.
This toxin you’ve got here looks mighty interesting. Jenna want’s a look at the Nano tech in
the Trust, and she had some “fee time” so I let her tag along” Jason replied and Jenna
elbowed him in the side of his ribcage

“Don’t listen to him Uncle Felix, he’s being his usual self. You look amazing for your age too.
I’m studying Nano tech as part of my Engineering studies at Thule Academy, it’s my final
year and didn’t know what to do with my summer break. This will be a “busman’s” holiday
and hope I can hone my skills while I’m here. I understand your Hive’s here use Bio-Tech in
their primary cores, it could prove interesting research” Jenna added in a more professional
manner. Lomax returned looking a little stiff.

“I think the tailors have used a little too much starch in the gusset area” he quipped and the
three of them set off to the Force HQ. Jason and Jenna would stop off at the Kelgar Hilton to
unpack while Krank and Lomax would go on to meet up with the Funeral Party.

The ceremony went off as planned, there were some late
additions to the honour guard, six other former colleagues of David and
Juke, from their Force Academy days. Jinny Tibers and Corrigan
Williamson and their respective crews were given exclusive access to
cover the service in depth. In a way this was sending out a message that