His vision of Béla in the night sky kept replaying in his mind. He desperately needed to see her to know she was all right."Not now," Frank said, "I ...ant to be sure you're ready to travel. Another day of rest will be better for you." Yeah, I know," Jake said, defeated.Frank left, promising to be back first thing in the morning, then they'd go look for Béla.Jake went into the empty kitchen and looked around. There was the dartboard on the wall, the refrigerator, a sink full of week-old dishes,. I..." How are these people supposed to survive on what you've just given them?"He shook his head unhappily. "Since the theft of the seed, and the loss of the three flyers, the High Council has taken a very hard line. Some suspected the villages were complicit in the theft..." That's a lie!" Haden exclaimed."I never thought there was any truth in it, but then some members of the council are using it as justification to finally abandon our liability." People's lives depend on your support," Haden. Early Friday morning she was in the office carefully going over the financial information she thought she would need. Finally, she made arrangements to be driven to O'Hare. If the trip wasn't successful, she wouldn't be coming back to O'Hare to pick up Pete's car ... ever! She boarded the plane.The flight to Los Angeles was the longest flight she could remember. She was so preoccupied, she could barely remain civil to the young lady in the next seat who wanted to talk about women in business.. Won?t you Candy?" said Andrea."Ohhhh yes!" squealed Candy.Joe smiled a wicked smile. He looked forward to having her in his bed for a few days, "So what are you going to do Ms. Frost?" I am opening a brothel up near Reno. I came down here to round up some girls that worked for a pimp I used to know and take them with me. I figure that they if they have to be sex workers, they might as well get more of the profits. You know I doubt that I will ever be in this area again. In fact I can barely.