I figured I could loosen up enough to talk to her. I glanced at my watch and held up five fingers. She nodded and followed the crowd out. When she ret...rned, I told her I was not giving an interview. Instead, I would return a favor by giving her contacts.Starting with my hometown political reporter, Frank Costello, I covered how I came to be standing where I was. I highlighted Mimi, Drs. Gupta, Steele and Kerlinov, Morgan and Veronica. Along the way, I mentioned Beacon Light Project, Francine,. You noticed? Like hell I did! he said, still smirking, oozing innocence. Must be a real pain staying back afterwards. His white eyes were glistening along with his teeth, he looked so cute, so felt I needed to at least play along with it. Yeah, it is. Id sure like someone to stay along with me I stared deep into the brown pools of his eyes and said it long. He seemed to get the message: Ill see what I can do he grinned and he got up to leave. I found myself staring and his peachy ass and his. ..we...will.try…and…send………” that was all until there was nothing but static. The north was a foolish way to go, mountains and dense forests, but the covenant could just burn through it. I started barking orders to have 2 scorpions and 25 warthogs ready 2 hours. Needed 200 men for the op, we were going to try and fight where the enemy could barely see. It was getting dark; we had 10 hornets and 2 pelicans for air support, 20 warthogs MG, 5 warthogs GC, and 2 scorpion tanks. The scorpions were. My father’s study was in the far wing of the house. It took me a long while to reach it by candlelight. It was also imperative that I go there unseen for I was forbidden to enter the room without my father. My journey was easier than I expected for most of the senior servants were engaged in the kitchens and cellars and the chamber maids had retired for the night. I crept into the study dressed in the most diaphanous of my night gowns; a fine garment, gossamer thin and costly. My hair hung back.