Clearly concerned, the very pregnant fairy queen fluttered out to meet her breathless servant. Standing at nearly a foot high, Queen Fila towered over...most of her subjects and it was in no small part due to her divine size and in-born ability to command that she gained her status on the throne. "Calm down Imadea," said the queen, grasping the shoulders of the distraught handmaiden. "What is going on?"Out of breath from flying so fast, Imadea squeaked, "The Ternictus are invading! They've. "At ease, gentlemen," Michael ordered the boys and girls. "Find a seat."As the clatter of twenty-four chairs quietened down, their General addressed them."As you know, we have expanded quite rapidly. We really have only a single brigade of trained troops, with one third of those at any one time away on garrison duty on Hesperus. We need to get the two brigades' worth of new recruits trained up, and quickly. I've made the executive decision to include senior members of Thule's Corps of Cadets in. Mike was facing the bar as I slid into the chair next to him, makingsure to announce my presence by brushing the girls firmly against hisarm. He turned toward me and immediately flashed that mega-watt smile."You're a tall drink of water."I gave him a tiny smile but said nothing. Susan had taught me all ofthe tricks a woman uses. Now that I had Mike's attention, I wasn'tgoing to lose it. I fished out a cigarette from my purse, and Mikeimmediately produced a lighter. I took one brief puff. Of course, Dave wasnt protesting. Who would, with some highly charged woman rubbing up against you in an erotic, tropical setting and a bellyful of booze? Even with the husband only a few metres away (fortunately asleep, apparently) it would be a tasty temptation for any man. It was at that moment I heard Claudias shoes tip-tapping on the tiles (she was the type who wore heels at the pool) and instantly but without seeming to hurry, Julie leaned back and started a languorous back-stroke down.