"You stinker," snarled Guy. "How about Leil?"
Thomakein's face fell. "I will be blamed for Elanane's death," he said solemnly. "I am more than sorry about that."
"Being sorry is not enough."
"What do you intend to do about it?"
"Thomakein"—Guy opened the phonoscope key, dialed government headquarters, and continued—"I arrest you, Thomakein, for treason against the integrity of Ertene!"
The faces on the plate registered horror, and then action. The plate continued to register as headquarters kept the circuit open. Guy dropped his hold on the audio key to cut the sounds of men in full cry.
"Now we'll see."
"You idiot," laughed Thomakein. "You'll see how Ertinians stick together!"
"We'll see."
"You might have come in," said Thomakein. "Together we could have ruled the entire System."