I'll let you decide how far we go, and if you are uncomfortable, we will stop." It was so difficult for Katie to think straight at the moment. The las... few days had been filled with so many bad emotions, she had lost respect of her husband and probably lost her marriage, her daughter was away at college, and four months prior, she had lost her mother to cancer. Ever since her mom had died, she had felt lost and distant, and intimacy with her husband had become non-existent, the reason that he. It will only get worse.”“Keep her safe.”“You have my word.” he nodded. Professor Ek Skinner knew what a stable, solid state laser meant. Solid state would mean a possibility of being portable and reusable.“You didn’t need us, why come?”“It was her choice. You also saved her months of solo prep and got her out of the house. The two of us can only prepare samples so fast and you were already working in the direction she was pursuing. Best of all worlds.” His slow nod indicated he understood, even. I was more than ready and the morning couldn’t arrive soon enough to appease me. * * * * * The roughly hundred-mile trip took a little over two hours. Long discussions about what he had been doing and what he had planned for us filled the journey. I was excited because he promised to teach me how to water ski and I was going to see him slalom on one ski. Woody had a big surprise for me but waited until we stopped at a traffic light to tell me so he could watch my reaction. We would be sleeping. I would also need to appoint a temporary commander for Number Six Company, and send gallopers to Captain Skeay at Thrissur and Colonel Sett at Palakkad Fort apprising them of the situation. The Governor of Palakkad would also need to be informed of the Thuggee attack, and of Masters dereliction of duty.With a plan of action clear in my mind I sent a sepoy to fetch Lieutenant LePater to the office where I would give him new orders. As a full Colonel in His Majesty’s army, I outranked all East.