She took a step forward, but didn’t close the distance. “Seth, I don’t understand. I thought you and I were having a good time together.”I fin...lly peeled my eyes off her long enough to get my pants on. Once they were fastened and zipped, I sat on the bed, shaking my head and said, “I don’t even understand.”For a moment, she stood there and watched me while I put on my shirt and one shoe. I had to get down on the floor to fish my other shoe out from under the bed. After I collected it and sat on. She sank to her knees on the hot dirt, then slumped to lie on her side, crying.In the house above the derelict kiln Pierre gave Osasu more details of the boat he had found in Bermuda. Winston listened in amazement as Pierre explained that a former French trawler which had been modified as a film prop for the box office flop "Henry Morgan and the Voodoo Queen" was still up for sale three years later. It was too small for use as any sort of sail training vessel, too rough and badly altered to. . I could become a jynn. Her immortal servant. Forever to carry out her will." Lena just absorbed that for a moment. "And for some reason, that meant granting the wishes of mortals." Arion hesitated to continue, but Lena was desperate to know more now and her expression said as much. So Arion continued, "...I agreed, but I begged the goddess for one thing before I became her slave. I wanted the chance to avenge my brothers and my king. There was a... an outcast... who was refused right to join. You don't have time to argue, some sections of the colony are blocked off and anyone in those sections is as good as dead. Get over here now, we have to close the doors when the acid gets too close!" I called out.I leaned back as Yvette looked up. "AI? What about our ventilation system, can the acid reach us through that?" No," the AI responded. "The Enclave is on a separate system with the terraform air exchanger. No outside air can enter your enclave."I could hear Amanda snort. "Oh good! I.