Both were testy as they neared Denaya’s shores. They both longed to be on land where they would experience freedom of movement and the ability to di...appear into a crowd.“If you wish to be alive to see your uncle’s nuptials then you will shut up and do as you’re told!” Celestine hissed in a low, dangerous voice that caused Nadia’s eyes to widen.The young soldier closed her eyes and took a long breath.“I apologize for my tone but not for my sentiment,” Celestine said after a moment of pause. “You. So did a stick-thrown net.Come morning I put in an order for forty pocket axes with tapered round holes that would accept a slide-in haft and forty frog gigging spear heads. The display gave me a projection of five hours. The spider bots had worn a trail between my home and the closest city site. They were mining the detritus for metal oxides, transporting thirty kilos at a time. The machines couldn’t work without raw materials. The RPV was sent out by the ship occasionally to search for more. It was starting to get dark and she didn't want to be out here when any monsters decided to come out goblins, ogres, and such. This landscape seemed pretty barren compared to what she was used to, back in her village it was all green with trees everywhere and minimal monster sightings. Here it was almost like a desert and everything was brown, hopefully, she could get to the tower before it got too dark. The landscape seemed easy enough to traverse at least on the way to the tower it did.After. At the end, we'll clean you up and you can go on your way with your fantasy fulfilled." I was stunned. Never in my wildest dreams did I think this fantasy would come true. Being a pretty straight-edged guy with a good job, the odds of me ever carrying through with a fantasy like this was slim. But this was too much. I went to the bathroom, showered and thought. I finally decided to e-mail the person back. "OK, I'm interested. What should I do?" Seconds later, I got a response: "Be ready at 7.