"Yes, Stacy. Not us." Her mouth curls at the corners in something not at all a smile. "It makes you wonder how little they think of us, that they let us run loose. Do they really think there's nothing we can do that would make them change their plans?

"And according to Howard, Stacy was not as honest with the Daligig as she could have been." A roundabout way of saying she'd lied, but she had no idea what sort of audio keyword-monitoring might be on them right now.

"I'll be there, believe me. We all have to work together on this."