I cried all my tears the first week, raging against the bars, screaming at anyone who passed to free me until I lost my voice. I try to shift my posit...on to a more comfortable one, but am foiled by the way I'm bound. If I could find the energy to get my feet under me then I could at least stand for a change of pace, but it's better to save my energy, the auction will be soon.Small footsteps approach my cage, and a familiar face passes by the window that lets just enough light in to be. “We again have allies, as you can see,” Kandra pointed to the two huge ships. “They are far more powerful than we are.”“You are deluding yourself if you think that, they will actually aid us.” The restrained Delcron sneered at Kandra.“I know enough, enough to know that, they are far more honorable than you will ever be.” Here Kandra pointed to the view screen showing the hundreds of destroyed ships in orbit. “That is a sign of a coward, attacking without even a chance to die with honor. I. He was strongly opposed to slavery, and his election in 1860 led to the Civil War just as Lincoln’s had in our previous Reality.“The War started out much as it had in our former Reality, but Seward was no Churchill or Eisenhower, and handled things badly. He died of a heart attack in early 1863, and Lincoln became President. He had a lot to correct to bring the Northern States back from near defeat, as the British and the French had been openly assisting the Confederacy with supplies and money.. Mike had just picked up the phone when he heard the lock in the door click and it opened. Expecting Tomas, Mike was puzzled when Jana came through the door dragging her case. She smiled shyly at him and then hoisted her bag next to his on the bed. Completely at a loss, Mike put down the phone and looked at Jana."Excuse me, is that Tomas' case?" he asked."Oh no. It is mine," Jana answered.Mike put his hand on his chin, looked at Jana for a moment trying to think of how he could ask the question.