Skater kept watch over the alley exit to Cherry Street. He expected Lone Star to arrive any second now. But first he wanted to find out for sure if the elf and the samurai were working solo. He levered one of the elf’s arms up behind his back, making it impossible for him to move well unless he was double-jointed. Skater didn’t rule that out. The Predator lingered against the elf’s skull.