You will do as I tell you to do. And you will keep your nose out of my business."The Captain paused, then slowly nodded. "Of course, my Lord. I would ...ot think of questioning your authority."Vortas' jaw clenched. He drew back his hand and turned away from the door. Captain Boddas smiled at the Lord Admiral's back and left.The morning was anything but silent near the coastal lowlands of the Appalanchian provinces. Regiment commanders shouted orders to soldiers as the legion broke camp. Lord. Ben and the other attorney had gotten together and were both satisfied with all of the documentation. Sue and I both signed the documents along with the seller, and a senior bank teller notarized the signings. A certified check, for the balance of the selling price, was given to the former park owner and the deal was done.Ben and Beth congratulated us on our newest investment, saying that this was how money was supposed to be used. Making investments into areas that would affect our lives such. It’s quite remarkable, really, when one considers that it is really a working research arm. Almost all of those lose money faster than a fool in a whorehouse, yet you are set to return a very modest and quite unexpected profit this year even if you do not land one of the larger contracts.’ He sat back and accepted a cup of coffee from Ginger with a smiling nod of thanks. ‘I see how you’re managing to do it, with a few careful offerings of licensed technology for sale, but it is more than that.. ’ ‘There’s no one I trust more.’ She kept her eyes on the plate. How could Charles be so blind? But then he’d always been like that, blind, and weak. He hadn’t fought very hard for her, and in the end, just cut her loose like a fisherman that had pulled in a catfish instead of a salmon. And then she found herself thinking about something else Charles had said, maybe the takeover might be good for her company. What was the harm at looking at the proposal? Mr Scott had been sketchy with the.