"Running out of ideas?" That got a nasty, crazed laugh. "Of all the things in Heaven and Earth I do not have to fear, that ranks very high among them indeed! No, Mister Mayor, I am simply giving you incentive. Trying to spark your imagination regarding why it is in your best interests that I leave this place peacefully and without incident."

The Major had a getaway planned already, of course. He would never have come here other wise. But driving the point home to the Mayor could hardly hurt.