He leaned forward in his chair and his fat belly sagged even further to almost cover the sight of his dangling cock, “You are welcome,” he said dr...ly in perfect English not bothering to hide his boredom or his disbelief at the professor’s sincerity, “now, what tribute have you bought?”The professor had also been advised that whilst the king really had little interest in what they were in his country to conduct his compliance and blessing could be ‘bought’ by the presentation of a personal gift.. We'll let him set you up. You shouldn't need much more than Social Security, I wouldn't think?" I said."I don't get Social Security. My husband, did but I only worked for a few years during the war," Nelda said as she looked back at her pad.I became a little peeved, "Nelda, didn't anyone ever take you up to the Social Security office to find out about your widow benefits, and about any pension you might be eligible for?" No, all my close relatives are dead or they don't care. I haven't seen. Lately, she has begun getting noticeably more depressed and becoming despondent. I’ve seen first-hand that you can rebuild, or have her body rebuild, her vision down to the atomic level if needed. Each family able to pay to have their child come to the clinic for treatment knows how well connected I am. I propose that you garner us both some goodwill. Her parents will know that you are now over senior to the elder. I will tell them that you are the same Darren they have been seeking. From my. .." Us?" About eight-thousand within these walls," he said and pointed to thewalls where I could see on the scrying mirrors that men were side byside atop the wall. Within the yard troops were gathered in ranks.Archers seemed to be setting up to volley arrows over the walls, butwaited for the orders. Meanwhile I watched the trebuchets continueflinging their own barrages.The Citadels did everything we could have hoped for! There was evensome luck on our side as they managed to cause landslides.