You deserve a reward, I have a big one in here for you." He pointed to his little trailer."No thanks I"m fine." Kate began to turn."Wait are you sure ...ou don't want to come in for a minute?" The obese man got real close and I couldn't see exactly what he was doing as Kate was in my way but I heard her say something."Wow what is that?" It's your reward if you want it?" Kate stood there it looked like she was grabbing something at her waist, her shorts maybe?"That can't be real. There is no way.". ..."My mother died when I was four, giving birth to my sister. Ihardly remember her. Just a feeling of warmth and safety. And aface I see sometimes in dreams. Perhaps my father loved her.Perhaps he loved her too much. I do not know. I can only remember,only dream-see, her from those early days. I know only that thingschanged after that. Not overnight but gradually. Perhaps he blamedus. Perhaps he didn't care. Whatever the reason I think he came tohate us. Hate everyone but especially us. And. I wouldn't trust those 1st Cav mechanics as far as I could spit." When she nodded at me I looked around the table and everyone was finished eating, except of course for Kat. I nudged her, "get a doggie bag, hon, we need to get on the road." I looked over at Everholz, "you got our next sites, Lani?" When she nodded, I said, "Okay folks, let's move."Everyone got up and headed out. I saw that Johnson was going with us. Mechanics were already moving Shamu and the jeep toward the motor pool.. “Think you can handle trips every two weeks?” I asked Nathan.“Hell, yeah,” he replied excitedly, but who will pilot the other ship?” he asked.“The androids,” I replied.Tashia almost looked shell-shocked. “There was so much happening at once,” she said, almost reverently. “You said that the marketplace on Toolondo is busier?” she asked Felicia.“Much busier,” Felicia replied. “You should watch from overhead the first time,” she suggested, and brought up video of our last visit to show her.We.