” “There has never been a partner of your age, an assistant yes, a partner no,” Juliet said as she looked at me. “You're not helping,” I sai... as I stood up. I turned to look out the window. It felt like everything I had worked for was coming down to one meeting. “You have the backing of Nigel and Samuel,” Juliet said as she stood near me. “Plus they backed your idea. They must see something in you.” “But they doubt my idea came from me and me alone,” I shook my head. “What if...” Juliet put on. " He said quietly while the lieutenant almost had a coughing fit at his words."You're joking, right?" He asked in a somehow hopeful voice, only to receive a deadpan stare of blue eyes from the man. He cleared his throat once more."Well, right. What I'm about to show you is highly classified. It concerns your sister and most of her crew. The systems alliance military and the citadel are both keeping it under heavy wraps right now so as not to cause widespread panic but for all we know and have. “I don’t know,” April replied. “I guess….”Her voice trailed off.“You really had no issue with coming into the shower area, did you?” I pressed.“No,” April responded, her hands clasped in her lap as we talked. “I never gave it a second thought.”“You know,” I replied, “You’re a very attractive young lady.”April smiled.“Thanks,” she replied. “I try to look presentable.”“You look very presentable,” I said. “I like the way you dress.”April chuckled.“I could dress better if I was salaried a little. He had to ensure no cowardly goblins lagged behind to let others do the hard work of fighting.Vix worried little though. The goblins had waited a month to storm the final stronghold of the goblin lords.Finished patrolling the outside of the castle, Vix walked past the gates, stepping over the body of a goblin that had met a dagger to the throat.Though the goblin lords called the place a castle, it was truly just an abandoned manor. It had a moat but no outer gates and a guard tower in disrepair.