"Lauri, thank God!" one of them cried. "We thought he'd killed you."
Parr suddenly found his arms held by two Oholos.
"We got here as soon as we could pick up your thoughts."
Lauri said, "Jen is already dead."
One of the Oholos slapped Parr's face savagely. "We'll kill this one for that!" he snarled.
Lauri sprang from the bed and sent the weapon spinning from the hand of the leader of the three Oholos. He gave a startled gasp. The weapon hit the carpet and slammed to rest against the far wall. "Don't!" she cried.
"You're crazy!" the leader snarled. "What's wrong with you?"
"He saved my life," Lauri said, panting.
"He's Knoug," the leader sneered. "You know damned well he was trying to use you for something or other."