Parr felt the grip ease on his right arm. He stood free. And for the first time—with strange hope—the feeling of unreality vanished.
"You're insane!" the Oholo on Parr's right rasped.
She jerked the muzzle of the weapon. "I told you. He saved my life. He could have killed me. He didn't."
"A trick!"
"Get away from him!"
Reluctantly the two stood back, and the leader shifted uneasily on his feet.
"Don't you try it," Lauri suggested. "For all you know, I might really shoot. You aren't that quick."
Parr let out his breath.
"You!" she snapped at him. "Get to the door!"