I looked at her. "I'll be traveling fast, honey. And that gun in my back may throw off my timing."
She stepped to me, reversed the pistol and laid it in my hand.
"Don't kill him, Mr. Jackson. He was always kind to me."
"Why change sides now? According to Toby, my chances look not too good."
"I never knew before how Commander Banner died," she said. "He was my great-grandfather."
VII
Renada came back bundled in a gray fur as I finished buckling on my holster.
"So long, Toby," I said. "I ought to shoot you in the belly just for Don—but—"
I saw Renada's eyes widen at the same instant that I heard the click.