Jali let the speeder drop him off back at Eastport while Xhen went on home; it hadn’t been a bad day’s work and Jali wanted to make some inquiries on his own. He got out his comlink and entered a code, one of the several that Elya Vertey had provided them with that morning. Soon enough there was an answer. “Kremoine here.” “Is this Daur Kremoine?” Jali asked. Kremoine sounded suspicious. “Yeah, what’s this all about?” “I’m investigating Lucen Vertey,” Jali told him, “I was wondering if I could have a talk to you.” “Yeah, I do,” Jali replied. “I’ll be there in half an hour.” Jali didn’t answer.