“Nonsense. Our east wing is completely empty. We could let you use it exclusively for the length of your stay. It would be a great honor if you woul... accept our hospitality and as our guests, we can give you the run of the public areas of the castle. Perhaps this would give each of us the opportunity to acclimate to the other. If you’re going to establish an embassy here, it would be best if humans and elves came to know one another.”Tryl found herself backed into a diplomatic corner. To turn. It needed some air.Then they rested, they slept like babies on the same bed for hours. They were tired, especially Alisha was tired. She was involved in too many sessions in the last few days. She needed her sleep. Alisha was fast asleep when Nyla switched on the TV to check the news.K’s gang had sneaked to the new hideout where they kept dangerous fugitives. K wouldn’t bother to just finish off David. He had a grudge on both the cops and David. Nyla knew this would churn up a war between cops. If we turned it into a brig, though, the launcher would have to go in the waist between the masts.I’m not sure I could explain exactly why I didn’t like galleys. Maybe it was just because I wouldn’t want to spend a whole voyage rowing. I was willing to row when needed, but I couldn’t see rowing all the way across the ocean. I’d much rather improve the rig and let the wind do the work.Once again we ended up killing a couple of the surviving pirates before the remainder were willing to do what. “One of these days, you’re gonna HAVE to tell me how you do that!” Kip said.“We’ll see,” I replied.“Then with apologies to Mr. Shakespeare, Lead on, Macduff!” he said, almost jovially. I had come to learn that Kip liked to keep things light when the situation was tense. He claimed it helped him stay loose and ready for action.This entry tunnel, even though it was carved out in the same manner as the one in Colorado, was not nearly as large. It also curved slightly to the right. My guess was.