He was comfortable in living in this trailer but it would also be nice to live in a home.Dan talked to Sally Dodge who was a realtor at Lake Lancer ab...ut what properties were available and what his plans were.Sally had been around the track a few times and she told it like it is.“Dan, let me tell you that Lake Lancer is a growing area for a number of reasons. While the sign you see driving here says the population is around forty six hundred I think the new census will show it is closer to be. “Not allowed to. We monitor and audit, but the Empire cannot own infrastructure ... or rather civil infrastructure, as we do ‘own’ Fleet and Ground Force bases and ships.”“So where does the Crown money come from, taxation?”“Some of it. The Crown also owns land and resources which companies have to pay to use, mine or build on.”“Oh right, so you just ensure the private firms don’t rip the consumer off?”“Yes, pretty much it, Empire wide, the Empire actually runs at a surplus unless we have a. I was so absorbed in my own stupid feelings that I didn't realise what that would look like to you, what not trusting you would do to you. And now, all I can do is be here and hope that I can somehow, eventually, undo what I did."I turned away, speaking softly over my shoulder. "I'm not sure that's possible."I saw him nod in my peripheral vision. "I'll be waiting. Just in case."I walked away without another word. I went straight to my tent, crawling in and collapsing on my bedroll. I barely. “This is Storm Leader, over target now. STORES! Two away.” A broken transmission was all that he received back in return. It almost sounded like… Radios were being jammed. But dragons couldn't jam GPS and radio… Could they? No. Impossible. But that wasn't important right now. He watched on is MFD screen as the two Paveways fell to their target. And then… Splash!The two bombs dug their way deep into the dragon's underground tunnel network and detonated their warheads. These warheads had been.