"That's why most Mages simply don't. She's aged in looks about twenty years in the few years I've known her." I could help a little there," I said."Un...ess you've managed to sort out some sort of age lock that might not be a good idea, John," admonished Rowenna."Was just going to do an energy restore and remove various fatigue poisons for her, Mage Rowenna," I replied. "Not a reset." You make that sound so easy," she sighed."To me it is," I replied. "Damned if I know why no one else thinks so.". "Dammit," he swore under his breath."Got lost Commander?" Malcolm asked with a smirk."Very funny," he answered slightly annoyed and turned to leave. "Guess it'll take a few more days to get used to it."During the last two days he had walked into the former engineering chamber several times, only to meet the amused looking armory crewmen. What had been engineering was now part of Malcolm's realm and it was filled to the brim with new Mark-III torpedoes. It would take some time that engineering. Carter, oh thank god... hey Ms. Carter!" Tanya waved while thetwo girls came closer. The door swung open and Alishia Carter steppedoutside the car."I am so sorry girls, I got carried away while running my errands andtotally forgot time. So many things to think about today, it's... I amsorry." She gave both girls a hug and motioned them to get into the car."Where is Alan... I mean, Alayna?" Sharon asked after peeking into thecar. "Isn't she with you?" She got a make over at McCormack's and I. Anything could happen there."That was one of the things that had dominated our discussions this morning. I had called a major meeting of my mates, my friends, my closest advisors, and a whole lot of other people that morning right after breakfast. I wanted to talk about the fact that we were dealing with a renewed threat from the networks and I wanted to explain to people what I was doing to contain the threat and to counter it. I also handed out a large number of assignments to those who were.