It was about dinner time but I was so worn out from the drive and so was Marc from his drive down, so we both decided on ordering room service. "Why d...n't you go take a shower before room services arrive," Marc insisted."Okay," I said and went to the bathroom and shut the door and turned the water on to warm to practically hot.I stepped inside and shut the curtains. I washed my body with the provided body wash and shampoo. I heard the door open in the midst of scrubbing my legs."Hey Lyla, baby,. The local tree bark was too rough to climb. I checked what direction the wind came from, then held still to listen for the sounds of running water. I'd need water before I needed anything else. My canteen and bucket were empty. Clumsily, I picked up the barrow handles and headed upwind, over the rise and away from the tree-covered valley.I stopped to rest and make camp after just a few hours. My endurance would have held out for hours yet, but I could feel hot-spots on my hands and feet.After. I stared back at him, blushing furiously. Whatever I could’ve expected him to say, it absolutely wasn’t that.“Come on,” I shook my head, “you’re joking, right?”“I’m not,” he took off his glasses, wiping them on his shirttail, “Not at all, Pens.”I spluttered at him, stunned, “Why? I mean, why me?”As the initial shock wore off, I could feel a fire rising in my belly. He turned away from me, scratching his head. Whatever reaction he was hoping for, this clearly wasn’t it, either.“What can I say,. Communications, tell Captain Tarsi that I am suggesting that we split up into groups and head to different vectors. Once we exit this asteroid field, we shall hyperjump to the nearest Gamma-Sigma outpost."The Bloodstone Freedom, which resembled an angular, boxy and deformed cone, quickly moved towards the two nearby corvettes. One corvette fired an angry red laser beam towards the Impervious; the other fired a salvo of missiles. All of the shots found their mark but did practically nothing.