I still had the operator snap a couple of stills and fly the drone out a little further in a circle. There! The tail boom was hanging from one of the ...rees and it had State Trooper marked on the length of the boom in plain sight. Charlie, you son of a bitch! This is going to cost you your job, I was thinking as I dialed the Governor's private line. I had to admit I was madder than hell and maybe I was too harsh at the time, but he had just cost two men their lives for no reason I could think. It was a voice full of compassion and understanding."William," the tone was straightforward and clear. Then, a pause and slightly louder, "William?" My name is Mary Elizabeth, please address me correctly," she countered, her voice displaying an obvious annoyance."As you wish. Mary Elizabeth, you know why I've come, don't you? It is time to return to your rightful place." I don't want to go. Can't you sense how important it is for me to stay here? I've barely begun my work. I've found a life. I come down and talk with her. She wanted directions out and ask me to take her. I suggested she stay with me in the stand. I did not plan to walk out till after dark. She had been told to stay in her stand till someone got her. she had to pee and wanted to be away from her stand. She got lost on her way back. I gave her some snacks and something to drink. Sitting in my stand I have little room. Its near mid day and getting winter warm. Coats off and I notice how good she looks. Her BF thinks. Orientation at school was one thing, and her classes looked challenging. Orientation with the NROTC cadre and the upperclass Midshipmen was stressful, pure and simple. They had as good as told her that she would need to display qualities that set her apart from the rest of the Midshipman Battalion.She'd shown up with a gaggle of high-school graduates, and walked through the day with them. She heard about her obligations to the Navy (summarized in one word: graduate!). She'd learned about her.