.. We knew we were being followed and knew that we couldn't take a chance on both of us being captured. My partner simply stayed on the shuttle, hidin... until he could slip away from the port and take another form of transport. Or maybe he is just going to stay on planet, use the FTL Comm to report in."Gauss looked thoughtful for a moment before his expression hardened and he continued speaking in a calm, conversational tone."I don't believe a word you are saying, but in the end, it won't matter. If you're not delighted with her I'll eat my hat."The Jays went firm on her. They had to stay to tea as Harriet had made a chocolate cake specially."When are you going to come and test our hospitality?" Jenny asked her."I don't know, dear. We've been meaning to come for ages but something's always cropping up." Why don't you come next Friday or Saturday evening? There'll be lots of people in and I'm sure you'll like them. We've got a very nice bunch of regular diners. Try and persuade Richard. ” “You mean,” he gave me a questioning look. “What exactly do you have in mind?” Without giving it much thought, I pushed myself against him again and began to kiss down his neck. He leaned back against the couch, not fighting me or looking for a bigger answer to his question. He just let me take the lead, even though I was not completely sure what I was doing. Kissing down his neck, I lightly nibbled my teeth against his skin, causing him to moan against my ear. This sent my body into all. Other races began to flourish during the first age, but the first-borns maintained a stranglehold at the top of the predatory tree. The second age would change that.It was from this new home that Dao had started his search for a fragment of his old home world, a fragment that would enable him to create magnificent instruments for both good and evil. He knew that the metal contained within the fragment would be far more powerful than any metal that he could find in this new world. No weapon.