"Then how did you get me here? How did we escape from the Inn?"
She shrugged. "We have friends who can be bribed. A hiding place in the city, the use of a small desert-taxi, a pass to leave the city—these can be had for a price."
"You'll tell me your name?"
"Maggie."
"Why did you save me?"
Her eyes twinkled mischievously. "Because you're a good astrogator."
His own eyes widened. "How did you know that?"
She sat on a plain chair beside his bed. "I know everything about you, Lieutenant Curtis."
"How did you learn my name? I destroyed all my papers—"