”My eyes popped at the thought of that, and I gulped loudly. “Jesus, no! No way!”“Uh, huh!”I looked down at Kelly’s chest. She had develop...d early herself, wearing a C-cup by the time she was fifteen, and was now a very healthy D- or DD-cup depending on the manufacturer of the bra. I looked away. If Kelly disappeared before then, one of our mothers was going to have to do those chores. I’d run away from home first!Kelly just laughed at me. I looked back at her and said, “Training bras?” She. Harry led the way to his studio and I followed him in. My eyes grew as big as saucers when I looked around the room. He had transformed the studio into an elaborate party room.In the center of the room hung some sort of contraption with chains and various leather straps, all attached to a thick metal ring in the ceiling. Around it was placed four folding chairs and four tray tables, with the chairs forming a square. It looked like it was set up for a poker game, only without the table in. My ability to accurately hit targets at twice their normal range caused some serious thinking among the elders around the campfire that night. They saw the possibilities of that extra range.Runners had left the main path at midday on our third day of travel, one headed south and one north. They rejoined us late on the fifth day. The Blue Scorpion Clan and the Flat Rock Clan had been contacted and were also making for the Spirit Sands. They promised to send runners to contact the clans nearest. " Right. Thank you for telling me I have to do what I've always wanted to do." I turned to the vidlink again."Captain, we will of course honor your perfectly reasonable request for repairs and resupply. Um, that will take place immediately after you space every one of your Sponsor-level passengers. We would prefer that you not murder their concubines; any colony would be happy to have them." Governor, I can't do that. What possible justification could I use?" Captain, those people have been.