She wondered if she was going crazy. Suddenly she had to be naked. Usually she didn’t like to be naked. To see herself. But it seemed okay now. She ...anted to see herself. She pulled the nightdress over her head and threw it on the floor. Don and Ashley looked at each other. Theirs had been a largely nonphysical relationship for a number of years but now the old fire flashed between them. Don felt himself becoming erect, something that hadn’t happened in a long time. ‘Juan’s finally getting that. The birthing process was a lot different for her first sister than it had been for Béla. The body Béla was using had been carefully reconstructed, reconstituting one cell at a time from her ashes and grafting it to the previous one. It had required constant immersion in nutrient fluids to keep each recreated cell alive over the years as her father carefully grafted on progressive layers.With Béla, there had also been the problem of her reconstituted cells wanting to grow haphazardly in an. I came early to ask a favor of you. Since I plan on being here with you again, cut Harold loose for a break downstairs at the bar. The barkeeps a friend of mine and I think she sorta likes the strong, silent type.” She said nothing to me as she smiled and stood, walking to the door and whispered something in Harold's ear.. He blushed again and grinned as he closed the stateroom door, locking it from his side. “ I have been hard on him lately, and he does deserve some downtime from me. We have something very important we need to discuss and I would rather do that face to face. You might also wish to have Mr Alexski and Mr Checkov with you if that can be arranged."The Russian responded and once more the translation scrolled across the screen."Mother Russia would be honoured to welcome you and I look forward to meeting you. However, protocol demands that you must first visit Tsar Nickolas."Scott nodded to show he understood."I will have my aide check and make the arrangements,.