Leoh opened his eyes and saw Hector bending over him.
“Are you all right, sir?”
“I ... I think so.”
“The controls all hit the danger mark at once. You were ... well, sir, you were screaming.”
“I don’t doubt it,” Leoh said.
They walked, with Leoh leaning on Hector’s arm, from the dueling machine booth to the office.
“That was ... an experience,” Leoh said, easing himself onto the couch.
“What happened? What did Odal do? What made Dulaq go into shock? How does—”
The old man silenced Hector with a wave of his hand. “One question at a time, please.”