” She inhaled again. “No ... Don’t even think about giving her powers to fight me. We both know how that would turn out. No, if your beaner-bitc... couldn’t take me, what makes you think the hebe invalid would?” She cocked her head and looked at the crying boy. “But perhaps I’ve misjudged your worth. All this time I was thinking you just held a tremendous power which I could use to open a gate, but maybe I can find a better use for you.” She started walking in a wide circle around him. “You can. .. Whoa!! Sharks. Hostile action has ceased." Key West, Pretty Penny." Key West." Hostilities have ceased," David reported. "Chief ... lights on the yacht." Sanchez thoroughly examined the wreckage. "Key West ... no survivors observed. Will remain on station for the next idiot." Thank you, Pretty Penny. THETIS will be with you before daylight. Key West Coast Guard, out." Her Majesty's Nevis and St. Kitts Brig of War, Pretty Penny, out."THETIS arrived on station about false dawn."Welcome back,. I can't put my finger on it." The doctor didn't wantto worry her. Not if he didn't know exactly what was wrong. Plusmaybe after a few days Desiree would just snap out of it. He wanted togive the girl some time.Keith's eyes were shut when Vivian entered the room. He appeared to beasleep, but he was thinking. Vivian waited for what she thought washer daughter to awaken. Eventually, Keith opened his eyes. Herecognized Vivian immediately. His eyes opened wide, but he didn'tlounge forward. He was even less happy when he heard what Hill had to say.“A hundred Cartel members and eighty Grroz! You’ll need a lot of body bags and a good bit of help to clean that up, especially in the daylight. Is there any possibility of getting the money back if you can eliminate Saint Cirq?” the DO asked.“You remember what happened at the briefing, don’t you?” Hill asked. “He can probably still do the same thing again. If we piss him off, he is just mean enough to turn a couple of hundred of those.