Skater drew back from the edge, hoping he hadn’t been made. Dark and slim and dressed in combat black over Kevlar armor, there was no way he could have passed unnoticed along the street. He carried an Ares Predator II pistol in a shoulder rig, and a Mossberg CDMT combat shotgun hung from his shoulder on a Whipit sling. A Cougar Fine Blade rode in his right boot. His Salish blood showed in his dusky skin, high cheekbones, and close-cropped dark hair.