Back at the safe house, Trey rubbed Red's back while they talked. Lizzy was cooking up something for supper.

"From what my father said, I suspect a group in the Council is working on setting the groundwork for rule, not just by the rich and old, but by a small group of immortals. They're gambling either artificial biologicals or cloning and transplant technology will soon have a break-through which would let them live forever. They will share with no one. The only way they will be ...