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"So I noticed-and it makes me wonder." Lang had had his own people
circulating among REF personnel, and the overwhelming majority were on the
side of the council, but still Edwards carried on as though he had a hole
card.
Then there was this strange business about the pilot who had tried to
save Minmei. Lang could discover nothing about the man-sometimes he doubted if
witnesses were right, and wondered if the pilot existed at all. Edwards, for
his part, insisted that Minmei had escaped confinement and was probably being
harbored by friends somewhere in Tiresia.
But that didn't jell with the Edwards that Lang knew: what he had, he
rarely let slip away from him.

Edwards glared disgustedly at the blank screen.
Idiots! The council was asserting itself more and more, now that the
general's power base of Ghost Riders had been cut so drastically. It was a
pity he couldn't give them a real taste of the power he wielded, but that
would have been showing his hand too soon.
All his efforts to infiltrate people into Lang's organization had
failed, too, so there was little chance of getting his own agents onto
Carpenter's roster. Devil take the luck! He wanted every spacefold ship for
his own master plan, and the idea of an unwarned Earth, softened up by the
Robotech Masters, was quite appealing.
But he still had his options. Perhaps it was time now that he allowed
himself a diversion. He opened a commo channel.
"Medical? Give me an update on the patient."
"No appreciable change, sir," a clinician's voice answered.
 Incompetents! Not fit to be called therapists. All they had managed to
do was drive Minmei into near catatonia. He felt a sudden hunger for her, a
need to reassure himself that she was still in his power.
"Perhaps a little personal contact is what's needed," he said. "Remain
where you are; I'll be right down."


CHAPTER NINE
To paraphrase the Human aphorism, "I think, therefore I scram."
Cabell, A Pedagogue Abroad: Notes on the Sentinels Campaign

The Invid Enforcers of the Regent's hordes were nothing like that class of
mecha the Regis was developing. Hers were bigger than Battloids, mounting
enormous cannons, her most powerful fighting machines, while his were scarcely
bigger than the Armored Officers.
Three Enforcers entered the Hall of Healing now, driving Cabell and
Veidt before them, as the others looked up. Vince, Max, and Wolff were waiting
there, as well as Rick, Lisa, and the rest. Vince's arm was around Jean's
shoulder, while Max held both Miriya's hands. There was still some distance
between Rick and Lisa.
Veidt turned to the lead Enforcer. "I wish to speak to these prisoners
alone."
The media's voice sounded like a warped audio disk. "Those are not the
Regent's orders! Count yourself lucky that you are not confined as well!" The