NO ONE ASKED
She was oblivious to them, and I wasn't.
The acutely embarrassed woman friend pulled her arm, and Miranda swung angrily from us to her. We took the brief opportunity and edged away around her back, and as we retreated, we could hear her shouting after us, her words indistinct above the music.
It was then I heard Barklay shouting in my ear, his words accompanied by static.
"The Eagles Has Landed. I repeat.
The Eagles Has Landed."
Corny, I know, but we had to come up with a call sign or password for Barklay to inform me that Katrin Cajthamlova had arrived at the main gates, giving me enough time to take my position in the attic.