"I can go back to Vruun," Nelson told him.
"Go back and tell them that Barin's dead?" jeered the other. "You'd not only be a wolf then, you'd be a dead wolf."
"I'd rather be that than an accomplice in what you plan to do!" flashed Nelson.
Sloan's eyes narrowed. "If that's so, I might as well make you a dead wolf right here and save you the trip."
His gun started to flash out. But Li Kin's voice stopped him. Out of the corner of his eye Nelson saw that Li Kin had already drawn his gun and that it was as steady as a rock in his hand.
"Drop it, Sloan," he said.
Sloan dropped it.
Piet Van Voss sat perfectly still behind the table, his hands out of sight. His face appeared stupid with surprise.
"What is this?" Sloan demanded. "More mutiny in the ranks?"
Li Kin said, "I'm with Nelson."