Functional Horologe Report

You also need to know that Norm and the team have managed to reconstruct a functional horologe. You should know your failure to send daily reports hasn’t stopped us from keeping an eye on you. You haven’t paid attention to your surroundings and that worries me. I am concerned you’re forgetting where you belong. They are ready to retrieve you whenever I give them the go ahead. I have managed to keep the knowledge of your involvement in history out of the hands of administration, but that won’t last forever. I talked to Professor Hazdi about why you would want a print shop. Can’t say I liked his answer. He says that you are going to stick your nose into the business of false documents. I can well imagine why, but Reis you are messing with timelines. That can cost you, your job.” Vince dropped his head, sighed and then looked up, his face etched in resignation. “Inside this drone are two smaller units. Nikko has locked their codes to respond either to Hazni or myself. Tell us what you need and we will, on the sly, help the best we can. But know this, Reis, barring an accident or serious trouble, you have eight weeks maximum. I love you, son. Don’t forget that, but at the end of that time, I am sending Norm for you. We will bring you home even if we have to dart you.” …show more content…
Reis sat in the dark, breathing hard, sucking in his cheeks, clenching and unclenching his hand. He wasn’t sure what made him the angriest, the threat or the fact that the people he loved considered him so inept at life that they felt the need to interfere. Why couldn’t they understand he was a grown man capable of handling his affairs.

He stared at the inactive drone forcing his emotions under control. A sad reality hit. He still needed their help. He lifted the drone into his lap, opened the control panel and retrieved two messenger drones and three small devices. He closed the drone’s cargo hold and re-activated the larger