Carolyn grimaced and looked around, unable to find exactly where Aphrodite was standing but becoming even more relentless in her pursuit of Kyo when she heard the voice.
[i]"Aphrodite, stay out of this!"[/i] she relayed firmly via the telepathic mind link, knowing full well that her fellow Psion had an extremely inquisitive nature and was rather nosy when it came to other people's business.
The irony of this was not lost on Carolyn but she still struggled forward, knowing that the man she was chasing was up to something sinister. What he was planning to do was a complete enigma to her; all she knew was that that get-up was far too ominous for him to be doing anything [i]good[/i].

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Kyo eventually reached the end of the crowd and slinked into a nearby alleyway, traversing through the emptiness swiftly and still checking back occasionally. He had not let down the illusion just in case anyone saw him, but the drain on his power would soon be over. He would soon find what he had been looking for. The deal had been made and the money had exchanged hands the last time he had been in Ceteris. It was now or never.