Chapter 6
Liam was taken into another building similar to the previous one. Or at least he thought it was. He was groggy. He had been sedated on route and had no idea how long they had been travelling for, it was still dark, but that didn't really tell him anything.
He almost stumbled as he was taken into a small room, but the two men on either side kept him moving. They were prepared for any trick he might try. He only wished he were able, but he felt terrible, whatever they'd given him, it wasn't good for him, he was so dizzy, he just wanted to sleep. Something at the back of his mind told him that this wasn't normal, but he didn't care.
There was a small bed in the room, when the men dumped him on it, he didn't move, as soon as they left, he fell asleep.
Pain. In his arm. In his head, different, worse.
Kathryn withdrew the needle from Liam's arm, he wasn't good. It didn't make sense, it was a mild drug, it didn't have any side affects, they'd used it a hundred times before with no problems. This was a problem, the Taelon's wouldn't be pleased. But that was just a bonus, or maybe a consolation. She didn't like to think this was her fault.
Why had she sedated him in the first place? There was no real need to, he wasn't causing any trouble, and she didn't think he was going to. She was afraid that if he asked too many questions she would tell him something she shouldn't. That was it. He was too likeable.
She liked him too much already. She was giving him away to some one he said was going to kill him, and she knew nothing about him, that upset her.
This upset her. He wasn't responding, he might not even be aware of what was going on around him.
The pain in his head began to subside. He knew that there were people near by. His head began to clear, he could hear a female voice.
"Lili?" He asked. He began to stir. Tried to sit up but couldn't. Hands pinning him down gently. He was weak, that's what she was saying. Stay down, rest. Lili wouldn't hurt him, she would take care of him, he would be fine. He drifted off again.
"Lili?" One of the men asked.
"Must be Lili Marquette." Kathryn identified. "I didn't realise that he would know her that well. All our intelligence suggests that she works with Sandoval."
But it was a good sign, of that she was sure. At least he was conscious for a few seconds, that shot must have begun to take affect. Strange though that he would have been affected so. She had never heard of any other human being taken ill with it. She decided it would be a good idea to take a blood sample, maybe they could use it to find out who he really was, where he came from, who his parents and family were.
"This isn't getting us anywhere!" Lili sighed and rubbed at her eyes. They'd been staring at the computer screen all night trying to find any other locations they could have taken Liam. Any associates of theirs, but nothing came up.
"We have to keep looking." Augur insisted. He would find them, he just needed more time!
"Of course we do!" Lili was shocked at the idea of giving up. "I just meant that we should try something else."
"Like what? Asking Zo'or if he wouldn't mind telling us where Liam was? That'll work I'm sure." He could tell he was cranky, they both were. They were letting Liam down, he was counting on them to help him. But they didn't know how much longer they had till Zo'or got hold of him, and then they could forget about helping him, it would be too late.
"Maybe we should stop looking for him, we don't know how long we have, it might be too late already. All we can do is try and find evidence that proves him innocent."
