"I must conclude that the Imperium Senate has little or no control over its military and her fleets," Benni said. "We travel without protection from t...e Imperium." Human space is huge," the senator said. "We give our admirals a good deal of latitude, but they have no authority to attack a space station for god's sake. We are a peaceful society with a peacetime military. Anyone who violates a central mandate of the Imperium, such as the killing of innocents, will be prosecuted to the fullest. Like everything he makes, this is also a gorgeous work of art. This should suffice. Anything else you require shall present itself to you of its own accord. He says this with a curious glint in his eyes, almost as if he is testing a theory. He leaves before I can protest again, sealing me in the new cave. When he is gone I feel cold, any happiness he brings me is slowly sapped away. Again I am trapped in a cave, alone and afraid. Just one hour, I remind myself so that I avoid a panic attack. I. My only problem is the girls. We do have to find two more and one more guy. None of the male profs are admittedly gay, for some of the female profs in on it. If I get real desperate, I can use a local escort service, but they cost an arm and a leg to hire and say they won’t serve food for cheap. Guess that’s why they are in the Sex Biz. “James,” Lori called as she burst into my office. “I think I got a girl for the Prof function.” “How many times have I told you not to burst in like that?” I. ”Delores stood in front of Cal’s desk with hands on hips.“We’ve been through that,” she said.Indeed, they had. Delores’ husband was Assistant Principal at the High School. She always kept Cal abreast on available young teachers. At the moment it was a cute young English teacher who was new to the school. Cal thought she sounded a little young for him.“I’ll let you know,” he said.Delores shook her head and headed out the door.As he heard Delores make her way down the stairs he started thinking.