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    After several minutes, they disembarked from the ramp and entered Asher’s office a short distance away.
    Asher gestured for them to sit as he took his seat.
    After they sat, Evaran raised a finger. “Before we begin, we have not lost anyone. We are actually looking for someone.”
    Asher paused, then eased back into his chair. “Well … that’s different. Who’re you looking for?”
    “Lord Vygon.”
    “The Daedrould?”
    “Yes.”
    Asher tapped at his desk, causing a screen to rise up in front of him. After a few quick motions, he twisted his fingers on the screen, causing it to orient toward them. He pointed at a glowing circle. “He’s here. I’m afraid if you want to get a hold of him, you will have to activate our communication beacon there.”
    Emily studied the screen. “Looks like it’s in Illinois. Near St. Louis.”
    Asher cocked his head and wrinkled his eyebrows.
    Emily cleared her throat. “With all this technology, can’t you just contact him?”
    Asher narrowed his eyes. “Hardly. The Daedrould don’t like to be contacted directly. They prefer you go to their territory, activate the beacon we set up, and then they send someone to get you.”
    Dr. Snowden smirked. “They don’t like visitors.”
    “Now you’re beginning to understand the Daedrould,” said Asher. He faced Evaran. “I’m curious, though. I’ve heard whispers of your name. Involved in previous events, yet no one seems to really know who it is or what the involvement was. You wouldn’t happen to be that person, would you?”
    “We just arrived on Earth, so it could not be me,” said Evaran.
    Asher nodded. “Yeah … that’s what I figured. Probably someone else with a similar name. Anyways, good luck meeting Lord Vygon, but I wouldn’t expect a warm greeting. He is a Daedrould after all.”
    Dr. Snowden fidgeted in his seat. “What do you mean by that?”
    “Well … I guess you wouldn’t know,” said Asher. “There is a pecking order of nonhumans on this planet. Daedrould are at the bottom, we’re at the top. Daedrould kill their own kind and harass humanity. We organize our own and try to protect humanity. If all the Daedroulds were gone, Earth would be better off.”
    Dr. Snowden thought about John. His face turned a light shade of red. The memories of what he learned traveling with Evaran about the Helians’ involvement in off-world human slavery galloped through his mind. “You sure about that protecting part?”
    “Of course.”
    Dr. Snowden stood up and pounded the desk. His breathing went haphazard. “I’d suggest you look into the human slavery you’re involved in!”
    Asher jerked his head back. “Excuse me?”
    “Dr. Snowden!” said Evaran. He stood and placed a hand on his shoulder.
    Dr. Snowden’s heartbeat rampaged through him. He turned to look at Evaran and was startled out of his rage by Evaran’s intense gaze. After an awkward moment, he licked his lips and nodded. He flung his arm into the air in a dismissive gesture. “I’m okay.”
    Evaran bowed at Asher. “We appreciate your help and will be on our way.”
    “Okay … ,” said Asher with wide eyes. “If you … uh … need any more help, let me know.”
    Evaran nodded as they exited the office.
    Emily squeezed Dr. Snowden’s arm. “Uncle Albert?”
    Dr. Snowden turned his head toward her. “I’m fine. Just … lost my cool is all.” He furrowed his eyebrows as he looked forward. It was more than just losing his temper. Anger control was always an issue in his life, and as of late, he seemed to escalate from normal to blind rage in just a few seconds. Something was off. At first he thought it might have been the nanobots, but he could feel them trying to calm him down. It must be something else. Maybe it was just the stress of traveling with Evaran. Seemed every place they went, there was always danger. He shook his head.

    It took an hour for them to get to the Torvatta and fly over to the spot Agent