You’ve done your work, now let us help.” I looked and saw her standing there in fully articulated blood-red plate armor and carrying a white staff...topped with a dark purple crystal. “Once they finish with the clean-up, Hank and the guards will make sure the women make it to safety. I overheard your conversation with Nadine here.” The Princess turned to her, “Miss. Sucuri, you are welcome to live with us at the Manor while you instruct our new Arbiter.”Nadine seemed almost timid in her answer,. It was pointing down the port companionway as he tried to watch that and the officers at the same time. Right in front of me was the ship’s wheel. Standing at it was the second terrorist, also dressed in a head wrapping. I checked that he wasn’t one of the ship’s crew disguised as a terrorist. His bare dirty calloused feet confirmed he was an intruder. I put my AK47 carefully on the deck in front of me. Quietly, watching the other one, I crept behind the steersman.I repeated the kill. He died. She was wearing a short denim skirt, a blue top and she had long dark hair, she looked about 26-27.As the lift arrived she asked me which floor I wanted and I said "5th", she said she was on the 4th, as we rode in the ricketty old lift it began to sway and she said she hates lifts, as we got to the 4th floor she asked me if I'd see her to her door. I wasn't happy about this but... as we got out and walked down the landing she said her name was Kim.As we got to her door she thanked me, to be. Die Luft stand träge, heiß. Einzig das Wasser des kleinen Pools versprach etwas Kühlung. Nichts regte sich, nicht einmal die kleinsten Blätter der dichten Hecke und der großen Bäume, die den Garten umstanden, rührten sich. Mittag.Sarah war eingeschlafen. Sie hatte ihren Körper auf einem gestreiften Badelaken ausgestreckt. Auf dem Rücken liegend, fühlte sie die Hitze der Sonne auf der Haut. Ihr Körper brannte. Schweißbedeckt erwachte sie und schaute sich benommen um.Sie setzte sich. Die leichte.