" Can it be fixed?" she timorously asked, as the frowning Athena kept looking at the skirt's fastener."Yes, it was just a few buttons. Do you have a s...wing kit?" Of course, child. Listen, since this is your first ride in an airplane and since I've cause you more than enough trouble, let me look after you this trip. I've flown a great deal and know exactly what to do." Well," Athena said, hesitantly. "If it wouldn't be too much trouble, I would really appreciate that." She knew that her sister. "If my husband willed it, but naturally he would. He'd be a man of exquisite tastes."Rose kissed her one more time, briefly out of necessity. "I think my husband would travel a lot and you'd need to keep me company for the long, cold nights."Clover's eyes sparkled a bit at that. "Service is a gift." She glanced back into the bedroom. "You brought nothing?"Rose nodded. "I have nothing. The hostess dresses stay in the garden for whoever serves the role."Clover nodded. It wasn't uncommon for. "Xavier is struggling a bit with the communications system in the command center, but he's still there. I think he feels more than a bit guilty about his earlier resistance." That's good," I said. "I feel a bit bad for Timothy. He was another of the resisters and now he's going to be in the medical bay for quite a while. The damage was extensive."Yvette nodded. "I've talked to his concubines, Ulla and Veronica. He definitely wants to protect them, but like the neutrals in the other zone, he. " Even so, Captain," the Professor spoke up, "it seems to me that they maybe telling the truth. Japanese soldiers were found years after the warat the spots where they were stationed, because the surrender had neverreached their ears, and it is Japanese tradition to never surrender."Even as he spoke, Wexler watched Harrigan return to the Marine and sitdown, pulling a small sand crab from his sock as he did so. He threw thecrab onto the beach and it scampered away."All I can say, Captain, is.