The droid blinked in confusion as Cassie sat on the floor rather than the bed that<i>she</i>was in front of. She bent down and put one hand around the girl's throat and lifted her clear over her own head. "I said<i>sit!"</i>she said. everything but the last word was in that same, flat voice, but the menace in one syllable could chill a sun. She took a half step and dropped Cassie onto the bed next to the case.