I'll live."To her considerable surprise, however, the tunnel now seemed appreciably higher than in her memory. It still couldn't accommodate her compa...ions, all of whom were taller than she, but Meiersdottir found she could stand fully upright with her head still a few centimeters below the ceiling. They've enlarged it over the years for some reason, she thought. I maybe don't stand quite so tall as I did then, but I know it's bigger. The width, too, seemed greater than she remembered.Soon. “Your Grandmother always was a force to reckon with. I’m glad I was never on the receiving end of her anger.”Derrick’s eyes narrowed as he stared at his long time friend. “I thought you were planning, finding out as much as you could about where the Duke might be.”Johnathon nodded as he handed a print out of all he had. “Did you forget Sire? I did a major part of my growing up on that planet. Where you thought and I know the Baron is, has a great many strategical advantages. Unfortunately the. "I can't believe we just did that." Well believe it," I told him firmly. I suddenly sensed that he was beginning to think that this was all for him or that it was the start of him being able to have me at will. I knew I could never let that happen. I knew that I must keep him in his place."Now pull your pants back up and get back inside. Go to your room and start the homework before I lay that belt into your butt again."He smiled as he thought I was joking but it was meant as a stern reminder. That would work fine. We’d use Eaglet to pass messages back and forth between the two groups.Sir Tony and Eric and the Commander could manage the city and the citadel without me and King Tom would be right there if they needed political guidance. Meanwhile, I could talk with Mayor-to-be Michael and figure out what we were going to do with the rest of the island. The Mayor didn’t rule the whole island, just Safety Bay, but Safety Bay was the largest city with the best fortifications. Ergo, the.