The week passed quickly. Jerry had not noticed the young Asian woman walking back toward his office. Without saying a word, she entered, walked past h...m to the private area and switched on the light. She had appeared almost as a ghost wisping passed him as he sat in his chair. Turning the light on behind him actually startled him and he spun around quickly to see who had come into his office. He was very pleased to see Akemi.Today, she wore a bulky turtleneck sweater and soft wool slacks. The. Had he irons on his ship, he would have clapped Mike in them. Instead, he had the ship's doctor examine them all. The doctor pronounced them healthy, at least until he could get a doctor who spoke English to look at them, and he confirmed the girls were all pregnant. As he didn't speak English and the passengers didn't speak French, conversation was limited. He did supply the girls extra shirts and pants to wear.After the girls were taken below, Mike stayed topside as the French cutter cruised. She chased after the thief as best she could, rooftop to rooftop, up stairs and through gardens. The shouts of their pursuers, remaining steadily behind them, were now joined by more of the Scourge on the street. Callous stopped and spun round to face the men, a knife in either hand. He let the blades fly as the two warriors made the jump to the roof he and Thylisa occupied. The first blade connected with the larger of the two, lodging itself between his collarbones. The warrior was still. He'd been picked because he had seniority, and because he was well liked by the drivers too. He was about fifty years old, tall, with a large belly, thinning brown hair that was sprinkled with lots of gray. I had spoken with him often, and he seemed very easy going and friendly.I knew one of the guys on the list, Terry Klennert. He was always talking big about himself whenever I'd been around him. He seemed to think that he was destined to take over the whole loading operation imminently, and.