The wood was warped, but it would keep off most of the rain. Abbie was uncharacteristically skittish and neighed her disapproval."I don't like it much...either, but at least it's shelter for the night," Marcel said, patting his horse reassuringly.The light grew worse as the sun descended behind the hills and the sky was crowded with thick black rain clouds."Hello," Marcel said as he made his way to the entrance.He climbed over the fallen gate and entered a small courtyard."Anybody here?"He ducked. I guess you could say that I specialize in bringing certain kinds of real life stories really to life." Oh great, Levy thought, this is one of those Scandinavian TV producers flooding this country with bizarre new shows. "Have I heard of anything that you have ever done?" Levy said, expecting that this was the man who thought that locking a dozen twenty-somethings on a bus for a month would be interesting. "Oh probably," the man said. "I guess that you would call what I do myths and fables;. .. long list of petty crimes that one. Is the cousin of the old Admiral and she has been with us for six months. She wants to join the navy properly when she gets to 18 ... Fat chance though ... Too much attitude''I'm sure my Cabin Boy will make her behave. And Lisa?''She's good. No problems from her. Sound she is''Excellent. We must catch up when we return. My treat in town''Looking forward to it', Penny told her and the Captain turned to me.'Get your stuff packed and get it on the ship. Then. This would give her time to slip along and help herself to something, added to which she had secreted several packs of military-grade ration packs in the crate in case she should need them in an emergency.She dozed again until she woke to the vibrations going through the ship as the engines ignited and the great vessel of space blasted free from the planet. So that was part one, escape from the planet, achieved. All she needed to do now was stay hidden in plain sight until landing, then leave.