Bottle was walking off to the counter, tugging at the chain, and she had to put down the basket and follow, turning her head to look out the window an... make sure nobody was watching her.Mr. Bottle pulled her behind the counter and at last took his hands off of her. ?Wait a moment,? he told her, and rummaged in a basket behind him. Should she run? She'd have to stop and button her dress, but perhaps she could hold it shut ? But it was too late, as he was turning back with a length of rope in. “Please have a seat, Mr. Stalokavich,” General Wei says, motioning to a chair. “Lovely view, is it not?”“Yes, it certainly is,” Sergey says warmly.“I assume you have come here for something other than the view from my window,” Wei says, getting right down to business.“I’ve been sent here by the prime minister to relay instructions to you.” A grin creases his face. “But, I have an arrangement to offer you.”“On a more personal note, I assume,” Wei says, looking the gangster in the eyes.“Of. Fourth to Gamma station, an unregistered destroyer has been destroyed insystem. It is unknown if there are any others. Last one is to Albert’s desk, I was forced to destroy an unregistered destroyer targeting us a day out from Asteria. Have Dragon inspectors check the fleet yards. Send them Peaches.”“Sending them now.”I relaxed and looked at Michelle, “I have her, you can take a break.”I began our deceleration and even though it was over, everyone was still tense. I checked our supply list and. . that will zip together, and the air mattresses have Velcro strips that will allow them to be attached to each other.”“Uh, what about Selina?”“She’ll sleep with us, of course. We’ll all be wearing pajamas and she can sleep on the opposite side from you, if that would make you feel better. That should preserve her honor – and yours,” she teased. “Although we all know there would be no safer place in the world for her than sleeping in your bed.”Jeff kissed the top of her head and whispered, “I.