When they closed to the leading edge, the pieces they were able to pick up were all too distorted to positively identify the Altair. As they were inve...tigating the site of the explosion, tracing the trajectories of the pieces back to the computed point of origin, the other two rescue vehicles arrived to assist.They began a spherical search pattern, hoping to pick up traces of larger bits, and maybe, just maybe, an escape pod or two. That they found Helios at all was nothing short of amazing and. Tuesday night, after we had settled in, I heard something which I couldn’t explain. Leaving Ashley and Kristen sleeping, I slipped out of our bedroom to investigate. Thoughts of Sheila trying to rob us reminded me that we needed to improve our security. I heard the noise again, it was coming from the attic. I found the door to the attic unlocked so I headed up to Laura’s room to see what was happening.What I found made me question some of my instructions to Laura. Clearly I needed to amend some. "Team ran off," she said absently. "Something broke, a bolt or some such thing, and the driver scurried off after them. Down that way." She nodded westward along the very narrow trail.I waited, watching her hazel eyes and soft lips, wishing I could look at a young woman without picturing her naked and heaving beneath me but enjoying the idea nevertheless."You hungry?" I asked, hoping to get my mind off her body.She nodded, tossing auburn curls, "Ravenous."I fetched some sausage, cheese and dark. The Demon just seemed to appear from one side. The huge claws on one hand slashed out and ripped the throat out of the first drake. The second leaped but the demon caught it by the throat with its other hand. It twisted and yanked and than sank its fangs into the drake. The first drake was down struggling as its blood poured out of its throat.From what I could see the demon was eating or drinking the blood of the other. When the drake went still I silently slipped through the bushes and moved.
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