Zeke and I tried to give it to them but Em had a fit. “It was mostly your money that got us here. You’re good luck boys and I want to hang on to t...at. If you like I can plough your shares back into the company and send you financial statements twice a year, but I ain’t lettin’ you pull out.”Her second oldest daughter and her youngest were staying to cook for the camp. The older one was being wooed by one of the engineers and the youngest had locked down on Gal to the point he couldn’t see. He spoke first. “Will, Connie’s told me a lot about you, and how the two of you were close a few years back.”Will arched an eyebrow, but only inclined his head, waiting for the next words.“Well, Will, she really likes you, even after we’ve gotten married. She’s always wondered what would have happened if the two of you had actually ever met. I wonder, too.”Connie broke in now, excited. “So, Will, what Sam’s saying is he…offered to have you visit, and to…join us.”Now Will looked very. He is a Qerda, you know. At one time, the Tor'li'ya was very important to the Qerda, just as important as the Shal'li'ya was to the Cornazans," Rhonda McGarrett replied."Silly woman," Sarah laughed."I'm confused. If she's the Mother of Amanda, that means she's Human. That also means Kessa and Tessa are half Human. Why did we never detect that before?" Becky asked."Did you ever try?" Melinda asked. "The mind patterns of humans and Cornazans are very close, closer even than Qerda and Cornazan. It. Program, though.Angelina was her class valedictorian. Not only was she smart, but she was drop-dead gorgeous. I try not to stare at my students who look older and dress more provocatively than kids did when I was in high school, but Angelina stood out. And it wasn't because she dressed slutty. She was always perfectly groomed, wholesome without looking uptight. I don't recall her ever overtly flirting with me, but she was always ready to engage me in a conversation or debate in a way that was.