That made him angry. Love and hate are reputed to be very close and in my case they were certainly rubbing shoulders. The navigator and I plotted their locations in his tank, comparing the positions in relation to the growing sphere that enclosed all the possible locations of the stolen ship. And who do you think the rest of our agents are? I dont mean the bright-eyed grads of our technical schools, like the ones on my squad downstairs. All this meant he was due for early dissolution, and I would not be numbered among his mourners. From bow to rear tubes she was plated in pure gold. I pushed all thoughts from my mind as I reached the end of the aisle. I was shown to a room and met some of the officers on the Counts staff.