"Oh, really? Very interesting. I’d like to compare notes. Matter of fact, I made the trip to Terra because D’Courtney is coming here. Too bad D’Courtney won’t — well, be available." @kins was obviously being discreet and it smelled as though Tate was after something. Maybe not, Church speculated, but there was some elegant block and counter-blocking going on, like duellists fencing with complicated electrical circuits.