’ I took a deep, sobering breath and thought about this simple command. How could I know what was behind me? If there were no chair or bed I would f...ll backwards. That would be humiliating, painful or both. Or worse still. My mind raced, gripped by irrational fear and my imagination ran away with me. A steep drop? A pit of poisonous snakes? A bath full of acid? No-one knows I am here. My whole body shook, but Rebekka’s reassuring voice spoke those two crucial words again: ‘Trust me.’ I recalled. I figured that as soon as I was instructor qualified I’d start my own Air Force. HaHa ... not kidding.The shipping containers had been ‘sealed,’ wrapped in Sprayable Latex to prevent saltwater intrusion, after each aircraft was readied for shipping. Readying included disassembly on assembly points like empennage ... bolted on tail assemblies, including partial fuselage parts. The wings were disassembled at the join. During readying all old wrappings were removed.When first sent to the desert. ’ ‘I’ll bring ya a check. Is the tank full?’ ‘I’ll throw in a gallon to get ya ta Pete’s.’ ‘OK. I’ll be back.’ So Joe bought the new truck next morning with the cash he’d saved. And it was three years old, so he saved his reputation. After the bank and the gas pump (goddlemighty, four-thirty-five a fuckin’ gallon for Diesel!), off to work, and after work to the hospital for the blood tests. And the sperm sample he’d agreed to give, so they could see if it would work for Sally. He promised. I wanted to come here to study and relax. Now I face this garbage,” said Jason.“You always try and avoid these things like the plague,” said Julia. “Sometimes you just need to face the problem head on. Few serious problems go away. This is a society that fights and we are here to learn to fight effectively, the Azayal way. Grefis raises the stakes and changes our plans. Stop complaining and wait to find out what we need to do! You have our full support.”“I agree with Julia,” said Razza. “You.