I just received a signal report from Z-Point station. I am certain you did as well.”“Yes, I did!” He did not hide his concern. “You know that ...ur Righteous Super warrior took a leave of absence, with a Narth at the very same moment?”“Yes, I heard about that. And my sources tell me it was not just any Narth, but the Narth Supreme himself. Apparently, that psionic spike concerned the Narth and went to Stahl.”“And not coming to me first? What’s he going to do without his big tub? He hasn’t taken. Penny wagged a finger at him. “Saucer to put wet spoons on,” she ordered.The two policewomen smiled and Peter put on his best apologetic spaniel look but did as he was told.Finally they settled down.“Now then, Penny, may I call you that?”Penny nodded.“Thank you. My first name is Eleanor but everybody calls me Nell and this is Grace. We’re going to want to hear your story which we will record but first your full name and your home address, the one you ran away from. OK?”Penny nodded.Off they. "Cindy gets so aggravated about her age. She can't get a license to do anything. Dan lets her fly all the time, but that's legal as long as he has a set of controls. She can't get behind the wheel of a car, though."From what I'd seen and heard from Cindy, I could imagine that exasperated expression. My Nikki did something similar, and when she did, I wanted to scoop her into my arms and love on her. Wasn't too much of a stretch to believe that the other Dan felt the same way about the redheaded. Now I was really impressed. She was a regular at this very 5 star Country Club. As the wine was poured, she started talking. I learned all about those many years between then and now. Politely, I asked the right questions to steer the conversation away from me and my past. All the while she found several reasons to emphasize a comment and insisted on holding hands, and occasionally kissing my fingers. I felt like it was my first date as a teenager. She was fascinating!Then, without any.