;I believe, its over, maam. "
Spyder looked toward the beatific ghost head. It was fading from the sky. On the bow railing, the princes spinning disc was folding itself up and retracting into the cable still hooked to the port railing.
"Hes right," said Spyder. "Everyones packing up and backing off. "
"We got lucky," said Shrike. "Primo, set the course and come into the cabin with the rest of us. "
"Yes, maam. "
"Come on, Lulu," said Spyder.
"I dont think I like that Christian soldiers song anymore," Lulu said. "I loved it when I was little, but I never thought about the words till now. Doesnt seem very Christian singing about how fun war is. "
"Its someones idea of Christian. "
"Not mine," said Lulu. "Dont let them play it at my funeral, okay? I want Amazing Grace. "
"I dont know that theyre going to have Amazing Grace on the jukebox at the strip club. "
"What strip club?"
"The one were going to have your funeral at. "
"Cool. Can I come?"
Twenty Five
Angel Fire
It was warm below decks, but Spyder -shivered. He tucked Apollyons knife into his belt and pulled his jacket around himself.
Primo was pouring whiskey for everyone from a crystal decanter that looked like it was worth more than everything Spyder had ever owned put together.
"I thought we were on some kind of secret mission," said Lulu. "Not much of a secret if every balloon jockey in NeverNever Land shows up for the run. "
"Someones been ratting us out since day one. We got ambushed on the way to set
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