I accepted it as any artist accepts tribute. A long, thin bladed knife had been knocked from his hand by the impact and I could see it glittering where he reached for it. Now let me tell you something, I snapped into the mike, wiping away the worried billionaire expression. Coming in over the lake after dark I detected navigation radar from the spaceport, but my ship wouldnt get too far inshore. Heraldry, for instance, the flags might utilize the more visual aspects of insects…I babbled on like this for a while, the crowd getting impatient with the unwanted interruption. I had arranged things perfectly to bring me to the attention of Angelina. But this was a different case altogether. My ship bucked a bit as the tug-beams locked on at maximum distance.