”Lady Nina huffed and crossed her arms but Kal and Perra noted that she didn’t deny Master Jurien’s challenge.“You two realize that is my hors... and my saddle you are going to be riding on,” said Marda. “I’d rather not have ta think about having my mother’s juice or my father’s jizz on it when I come to pick it up later.” They were done with their conversation and stood there with Rone in the middle with an arm around Marda and Felli on either side. Felli’s petite stature compared to Marda’s. He didn't have to look far.On the east-facing terrace outside her bedroom that she'd constructed specifically for this purpose, Ursa lay naked in the rising morning sun. She greeted every morning on her adopted planet this way, fully exposing her lanky body to the energizing rays of the powerful, yellow sun. In its own way, this was as good for her as the orgasms had been the night before, recharging and supercharging every cell in her body.Suddenly a shadow fell across her as Terrell stepped. It is designed to be anti ... anti ... it can’t be picked up. Your bodies will never see it. Our bodies don’t see it. I admit I am surprised that your systems could even pick this up. We know ... because our systems never did.”“You have been infected with a military-grade virus?”“Yes ... I would say it was the action of one individual. It is the most horrible disease. The damage to us was done. The virus can be cleansed from your bodies after a regular cleaning, but our bodies will keep it in. He placed his hand on a sheathed dagger but did not draw it. This old woman had invited a man who kills monsters for a living to a room where they wouldn’t be heard, all so that she could blackmail him. Either she was entirely confident in her ability to survive an assassination attempt, or she was baiting him to attack. His best choice was to keep her talking.“What do you want from me?”“I have a task I need you to do. Collect a parcel and bring it to me. It’s as simple as that.”“If it was.