"It's true, frag it all," I shouted back. "Tell me what the frag you're talking about. Then, if I did 'break security,' I'll snivel and crawl and kiss your hoop at midday in downtown Kyoto, or whatever the hell you want. But at the moment I honestly don't know what the frag you're accusing me of." Barnard gave a long-suffering sigh. "The Ali'i, Mr. Montgomery," he said wearily. "Your meeting with the Ali'i . It was supposed to be confidential." He hesitated. "Or, at least, the fact that you were serving as my agent was supposed to be confidential.