In contrast to Gerald`s predicament poor, Ernest found on arrival at the small holding and bungalow, the big chunky woman had flounced from the car ca...ling her dog (and he had no doubt himself) to heel, which it and he did in no uncertain fashion, the a****l no doubt terrified of the fierce looking woman, and who, leaving him to carry his own case, the flowers and the laptop across this sea of mud, had plodded to the kitchen door, unlocked it and throwing it open hauled off her wellies in the. Any Civilization, including the ones in Freespace, have the right to associate themselves with any of the Big four. That is so stipulated in the Freespace Treaty. No one can argue that the Stik are the rightful owners of this world.”Nestor nodded. “That’s why the Cartel tried to murder all Stik. Stik are not allowed to speak in public, cannot use flyers and are not allowed to leave on space ships. The old Cartel bosses have seen that danger and wanted to eradicate them all, but the new. I'll have to storm the house against a man who is probably an accomplished swordsman.Rolly quickly strung his bow and started towards the house just as the manservant of the house opened the door. The servant never had a chance. As soon as he let down his guard after recognizing the man he found a gloved hand on his mouth and a dagger in his heart.The killer entered the house, pulled the servant's body inside, shut the door and locked it. Rolly had to act fast. The killer would first have to. First one naked lost. Each of us had three items of clothing on, so it worked out evenly.We grinned at each other. Each put a card facedown on top of their seven. Then we flipped over the next card in our packs.“Three,” I groaned, figuring I was losing my shirt. Literally.Then Denise turned her card.“Two.”My groan turned to a grin as I swept up the cards to add to my pack. Denise stood and unbuttoned the front of her denim dress, then let it slide to the floor. That left her voluptuous body.