Merkin” The voice was soon given a face as the lights came back on. “Do not be worried Leola, I mean you no harm. I am a close friend of Dr. Grant...; I merely wanted to meet the daughter of my Lilith.” Jake said as he looked Leola over and smiled while closing his eyes for a moment.At first Leola was startled by the male voice but when the lights came back on she nearly rushed to subdue the man, hearing he was a friend of Karen and that he knew of Lilith she figured that she could at least hear. The choice was made for another Pre-Astro human immortal, a former United States Marine Lieutenant picked by that same Guardian at the height of World War III.Richard Stahl, son of an American mother and a German father became that choice.Stahl, though at first a virtual unknown, quickly became a society favorite by winning battles and wars, even against enemies and opponents deemed more powerful than the United Stars, culminating in a resounding victory that ended the First United Stars versus. Bobbi took a turn and shifted to forty meters. She managed to get Port Lavaca and talked to one of the residents' younger daughter. They had a nice little talk. They signed off and Bobbi switched back to eighty meters and set the frequency for tonight's net. Wendy and Tim were impressed.Tim's biggest fear over the years was marauders. I felt that they had been fortunate to only have two incidents. I explained that the east coast was cleared of problems to our knowledge. I told him that the. ..Marcus felt his heart constrict as he thought about how alone she must have felt ... he wished so much that they could go back in time and that he could have been there for her ... to help her and hold her and tell her that everything would be okay...When she stood up to gather the pots Marcus stood too. "I'll just help you with the washing up, and then I'll leave you in peace." Thank you," was her weak response, as a wave of disappointment washed over her at the prospect of his leaving.She.