I don’t know why I hid that part from you for so long. And I feel terrible about you finding out the way you did. I’ve imagined hundreds of diff...rent scenarios of ways to tell you. I’m sure you realize that the way it happened never once crossed my mind. And I’m so sorry that it happened the way it did. I guess I was just hoping that somehow, you’d just realize what I wanted, what I need, and I prayed that when you did, you’d be cool with it. And I have to wonder if maybe you wouldn’t. She is sitting against a tree, in a sunny spot, and getting drowsy. Sonny the dog has done a little barking at a real squirrel (as opposed to the 'squirrels' that Zeus was hunting). Alpha 1 thought he heard some barking, and was worried about the hounds hunting him. Zeus is still swimming, presumably. No word from Io. The bloodhounds are getting closer to Reedy Lake. They are progressing slowly.MartinezI was following along with Zeus' progress. He was done with the canal now, and trekking. He would never get the credit the way other pioneers had. His non-disclosure agreement with the drug company that had funded the project saw to that. It had started so well convincing the Drug Company to support his Nano robotics work had been, well genius. He knew the research director had initially thought him a joke, but over time the project showed good progress in developing a Nano robot, which could enter a human body safely, and then slowly he found ways to measure and modify brainwaves.. ”“She said they were declaring war on us and Desera.”General Conteh chuckled dismissively. He said, “Don’t be ridiculous.”The Secretary of War said, “I have to agree with General Conteh. Who are they to declare war against us and Desera? They are nobody.”The Secretary of Foreign Affairs said, “That was six days ago. We’ve haven’t seen or heard from them since.”President Jalleh said, “She said that when they fight an army, they kill the Generals first.”“I’m not worried,” General Conteh said.