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Mider nudged the goats out of his way and rushed into the next room. There he took a deep breath to
calm himself and went to the metal door that sealed his apartment from the corridor. The wheel in the
center of the door spun easily under his grip.

Rachel pushed the cart inside. He pulled the door shut behind her. She tore away the top layer of
cardboard and exposed an unconscious woman, her supple body curled in a fetal position.
 Goddess above!Had Rachel gone mad and kidnapped this woman for him? тАЬWhat are you doing? Why
did you bring the woman here?тАЭ

Rachel glared at him as if he were a mere youth. тАЬAsk your questions later. I need your help. She's hurt.тАЭ

Moving with extreme care, Mider reached inside, picked up the woman and carried her to the bed.
Rachel moved in front of him and pulled the canopy aside. He laid the woman on the embroidered
coverlet. There were markings on her left arm, a spiral of blue lines. A tattoo? He leaned closer. Then
rocked back on his heels. тАЬThat's a Sidhe tattoo!тАЭ

Rachel smiled. Satisfaction glowed around her like a beacon. тАЬAs soon as I saw that tattoo, I figured she
might be one of your people.тАЭ

Mider touched the unconscious woman's arm and let his fingers stroke the dark blue lines. That
particular design came from a sisterline he'd thought had vanished over twenty five hundred years ago.
He pinched the woman's eyelids open and found the second pair of inner eyelids. He opened her mouth
and traced the delicate curves of her fanged eyeteeth. She was real. This was impossible. A young Sidhe
woman lay upon his bed with dried blood matting her calico-colored hair.

He turned to Rachel, took a deep breath and controlled his urge to grab her by the shoulders and
demand the information he needed. тАЬHow? Where?тАЭ

Rachel shrugged. тАЬShe arrived at O'Hare Spaceport this morning. I have no idea what flight she came in
on.тАЭ

Oh goddess. He must remain calm and ask the right questions. тАЬWhere did you find her?тАЭ

тАЬI found her in the parking garage at the Spaceport. I went there to check out a lead about Mair.тАЭ

How many times had he told her to leave Mair alone? The last thing he needed was for that sisterline to
find out he'd survived their Wild Hunt.

Rachel sat down on a bright red cushion and untied the filthy rags wrapped around her sneaks, kicked
them aside and discarded her ragged coat. A stylish jumpsuit of soft denim covered her plump body from
neck to ankles. тАЬThis woman came down to the parking garage and asked me for directions. There was
an explosion. She was hurt. The fire was spreading. I couldn't leave her behind.тАЭ

He turned to the unconscious woman, lifted her head slightly and felt the goose egg on the side of her
face and the smaller lump in back of her scalp. He risked a quick probe at her mind with his empathic
senses. A faint echo of awareness answered his efforts. She was far, far down the path to oblivion.
Could he help her? He didn't know. His healing skills were mental, not physical. He had neither the
training nor knowledge to do the kind of delicate physical surgery she needed.

Mider hauled a small leather trunk from under the bed, opened it, pulled out the med-kit and got out a