Falcon sighed. He could take a detour, head east of Alaskan Way and loop out around the Kingdome, then approach his home turf through the Burlington Northern rail yards. But that would add kilometers to the trip, a very real problem considering the condition of his ankle. Besides, that route would take him into the territory of the Bloody Screamers, a gang with whom Falcon’s First Nation was at war. If the Screamers recognized and caught him, even without his colors, they wouldn’t be satisfied just giving him a beating. They’d tear him to pieces, then send him home to the First Nation as an "object lesson" not to stray.