After you've rested a bit, we can mingle with the other members and you can get acquainted with some of your new friends." Guiding me back to the dres...ing room she said with a smile, "You know, you did even better than Ellen did on her first night! Don't tell her I said so, but she required much more urging and encouragement."Reaching the dressing room, I stood under a steaming hot shower, relaxing my sore aching muscles and clearing my befuddled mind. After ten minutes I emerged refreshed and. Over the year that he had spent on the jobsite, he had worked hard to develop a good relationship with his crews, encouraging them to give him their best performance. Now, he was more insistent. Never rude, but not very complimentary either. This wasn't the same Gus, they thought.It was Wade Boudreau that called him on it first."What was all that shit you were giving my guys this morning? One small problem and you dump on them like they'd been fucking up for the last year. What the hell is. "Another Overlord? Are you insane? Have you not heard what I just said about them refusing my Farviews?" Have you attempted to contact Freya D'yros?" Absolutely not! I will have nothing to do with that infernal woman. She is a backstabber and a cheat!" Nevertheless, I believe her slaves have qualities that are valued in the Far West market."Gronnus snorted. "Yes, and if I let her in on this deal, she will find a way to usurp it to her own ends, I tell you!"Jollis shook his head. "No, Overlord.. But it doesn’t matter anyway. She was just another dead body in the Dubs. Just more expensive than most.”“That’s cold. Even for Oaktown.”I ignore you, even if the voice inside me burns with rage and emptiness.“Show me then,” you challenge. Not question.“Show you what.”White hands gesture. “What you’re sketching.”“Don’t have to show you shit, girl.”You snort. “Yea, yea. And she’s just another dead body,” you mimic, voice dropping low. “Just another bitch to scrape off the floor after the Twomps.