Hiryu frowned, insulted that the demon considered him mere comedy, but replied seriously, “Living at the insistence of someone else is not really li...e at all. Caught, unable to escape, slowly eaten, death creeping nearer every second, every time I fail to make you laugh or surprise you – I would rather die, then be reduced to such a state.”Eigis considered this.“Yes, I suppose I do see your point. Still, you might change your tone. And it might not be so bad as you suppose.”Hiryu snorted.The. An Irish ballad came thought the speakers about a fisherman who had gone out to sea. As he fought the cold rain and the thrashing waves, he thought about his true love back home. He knew she would be in a warm cottage with her parents. She would probably be sitting next to the fire with a book in her hands. Her flaxen hair would be flowing over her shoulders and those magnificent eyes would sparkle in the light of the fire.He longed for her, just as I longed for Anna. The group sang of how his. There! About 20 feet away. She booked it towards the red windowed booth and started dialing. 9. 1.BAM!Joyce screamed as a hand slammed against the window of the booth. The rain streaking down the window made it hard to make out the figure the hand belonged to. Joyce’s breathing sped up in fear as she dialed the last number and held up the phone in trembling hands. All she got back was a dial tone. The phone was disconnected!“What do you want? Leave me alone!”The figure outside the booth stepped. They all carried standard Republic communicators (except for Medron) which they could use to call for pickup if needed, though there was no danger of the group being left behind or needing rescue.The High Lord group moved away from the shuttle at a leisurely pace, just like that of any group of hikers out for a relaxed multi-day hike. Anna was able to keep up during this part of the trip easily since she had been working out in the gym ever since she had joined the High Lord group. It was a.