She dodged away, putting the table between them. ‘That’s it, baby,’ he grinned from his side of the table. ‘I like my women with a little fig...t in them. Makes it so much more fun to beat them into submission.’ ‘Submission?’ she screamed. ‘I’ll never submit to you. Niko couldn’t believe it when I told him you’d never touched me. I think he figures you’re gay or something. Do you prefer men, Dougie? Or are you neutered like your boss?’ ‘I still have my equipment, bitch,’ he snarled, lunging. ”“You’re a good shot. I’m glad I won’t be one of your targets.“I hope you aren’t expecting me to have that level of skill.”“I don’t but it isn’t any skill you can’t develop if you want.“Do you want to shoot some? Maybe we should move up closer.”“I think that would be smart. I don’t want to shoot and lose an arrow.”“You don’t need to worry about that. The bank behind the targets will stop anything you shoot.”They moved up closer.“Okay. From here it’s about 25 yards.“First you have to string the. It'll be bloody, either way, but if this works, this will be the only other death we'll have to put up with for a while."After a general round of nods, he turned to face the natives, who still milled about, growling and hissing."Our champion failed to fight and we are shamed!" Cooper shouted through the translator. A series of clicks, hisses and growls emitted from the medallion on his chest. "Will you allow us to send another?"The colonists stared at each other and murmured in indignation. The. "What should we do?" Beth whispered very quietly."We need to be quiet," Mandy whispered back. "I think we really messed up this morning. I think mom just made things right with Bill but we could mess them up again so we don't even want them to think about us right now. We need to be quiet." OK," Beth whispered. She was silent for a moment before continuing quietly. "Do you think they did it?"Mandy hesitated a moment before answering. Her mom was always so prim and proper. Her mom always.