Sighing Ambrose was glad that they were taking eight hundred this time rather than two hundred. He just hoped that it was enough to start things as th...y should be. Then shaking his head he felt that it wasn’t even half of what they needed but it felt a hell of a lot better that was sure.Finally loaded all three ships started toward the new world for the people. Upon landing they were again greeted by Timora and her father a wide smile on his face. “So it seems that the other gods also wish for. But such intervals were never for so long that she felt the need to seek out other lovers to satisfy her cravings.And, of course, it wouldn't do for the captain of the Intrepid to reciprocate Vashti's policy by arriving unannounced at the colonel's quarters. Like all soldiers on board the space ship, the colonel was housed in relatively spartan quarters that had none of the landscaping that the passengers like Paul enjoyed. Battle-readiness took priority over comfort for members of the armed. .. just not enough for her to change her mind about marrying a christian. That wasn't going to happen.There were pictures, Yearbooks, maps, drawings ... all kinds of things in the false bottom of the foot locker.Bill thumbed through the early years of the Diary ... highschool angst and frustration ... the nickname 'Drink' settled upon him by the head cheerleader, the horrible uncoordination of bone growth and lagging muscle growth. Eighth grade was particularly horrid. The class picture had him. Gently, he lifted his arm and checked his watch. They had not even been in the room ten minutes, yet he felt that it had been a lot longer. He rose from the bed and draped a blanket over her, not wanting to disturb her to get her under the covers that she was currently sprawled on top of.Clive shut the door quietly and headed back downstairs. No-one seemed to have noticed his absence, though that seemed mostly to be the result of the amount of JD and Speyside’s finest that had been.