During every such encounter Beatrice tried to extract a nugget of information from her captor, but Vashti only imparted what she and the nearby Proxim... Centauri space fleet already knew. The voyage was continuing as expected. It wasn't prudent for Beatrice and the space fleet to be granted independent freedom of movement. No human on the space ship was aware of a change in command. The current course of action was to do nothing other than wait until the Intrepid reached the Anomaly. Only then. ”We heard a knock on the gate and Ed hollered, “Come on in Josh, were all in the pool! The water is great!”Joshua and Ann were both wearing bathrobes and were each carrying a small duffel bag. When they got up on the deck they set down their duffel bags and hung their robes over the rail. We all had to suppress giggles when we saw their suits. Joshua’s suit was circa 1930. It looked like a muscle T-shirt and baggy shorts. Ann’s was the same vintage and was a one piece. It showed less cleavage. She looks around her room. It is small but what does a slave need to be quartered. She looks down at the door that leads into her cage in the chamber and wishes she was in it waiting for master to use her. She picks up a book and starts to read. The intercom buzzes and she rushes to it and says “Yes, master”. She then realizes the mistake she made by addressing him as master and quickly corrects it to sir. That is OK Little One. I will overlook that this time. She is wondering now if she is. “What of the little girl?”The young man shook his head sadly, “She was still unconscious, and the man is in a bad way, worrying about her.”Tears welled in Prue’s eyes. She headed at a run to the hotel. She pushed through the doors and said to the proprietor, “Which room are my family in?”He looked at her. She was obviously a lady of quality, but she looked a bit worse for wear. “Are you the missing wife?” he asked.“Where are they?” she demanded.He pointed up the stairs, “First room,” he said..