.." he paused, his arms tightening almost painfully.She held on as well, drawing strength from him. As the night grew dark around them and the night i...sects began to buzz, she felt a well of fear, almost like a premonition of danger to come, that set her soul to tremble."You stay close," he said. "Stay within sight of Graeme or myself, if we should both fall..." No, I shan't think that way, Balor. You won't fall, I won't allow it." She linked her arms around his neck and pulled him down for one. .. exactly one hour, I want you to head to his office to help him settle in." He gave the room number."Yes, Master." slave smiled as it looked between the men, a sincerely thrilled docility mirrored on its face. Marcus sighed; he was going to enjoy working here.Weeks went by and eventually the midterm spring break was upon the Academy. The campus emptied as the week went on, with young men, boys, and slaves going home for the week long break after their mandatory advising session. There were. Studying the man for a moment, Jerry went into the house and picked up the soft drinks. As he returned to the porch, he passed Bill heading into the house. Stepping out, he noticed that Martin had moved out of the way. The neighbors were gathering to watch what would happen. A tense expectation of violence settled on the neighborhood.Holding up a can, Jerry tossed it underhand in a slow arch to the black man without saying a word. Sitting down on the porch, Jerry patted the place next to him.. “Then, all hell broke loose. One of the other team members, April, I think her name was, is telling us that everything is fine, when Luisa comes up on the comm squawking emergency and command codes all at once. She tells us April had killed the other two team members, and she was stranded on the surface. I gathered up all the people I could spare, and sent the shuttle off immediately.”“When they landed, April and the rover were nowhere to be found. But, we did find Luisa, and,” her eyes glowed,.