We also have a Rutasi Mage along as an imperial observer and four Veda who are curious about the Orc technology and willing to put up with humanity in...order to examine it.”“What of the Fae?”“Talshish hasn’t given me any numbers yet, but probably not many, just some scholars and a few scouts.”“Their scouts are good, particularly with maskirovka,” I replied using the Russian word for large scale disguising of items that you did not want observers to know what they were.“Yes, I hope we won’t need. One of them turned his head and looked at me. His look really scared me …The next morning at the beach I was reading quietly when the same group of students came down. They spread out their blankets and turned on their music very loud. I was surprised to see them, because I thought they would still be in jail. I was ready to move away, when the young man I had seen in the hallway told them to keep the music down.He smiled and walked over to me, saying:"I am real sorry about last night, Madam.. Barnes likes to neuter them as they come in, not before they go out" Joan said. "I've managed to keep the shepherd from that fate so that I can use him when I'm here alone. I'll bring him back up and you can adopt him and pay the adoption fee. I have in his records where he has been neutered so that is already covered. The man from yesterday called and said he had lost the cell phone numbers to the girls, apparently Mary and Britney, and wanted to know if I knew how to get in touch with them.. If that really happens, we are going to have more money than we’ll know what to do with.”“Anyway, we have permission to bring all four ships up to their shipyard on the river. We will unload any cargo and sell it if we can, then all three prizes will be pulled out of the water for inspection and repairs. I have no idea how long that will take, but it has to be at least several days. During that time we will surely be allowed to sample the ale at the local houses. Yes, we’ll probably get a.