”We dropped out of quasi about ten light minutes distant from the coordinates Sobody was able to obtain. The thing was in deep space and if you didn...��t know the exact location, you’d never find it.“I wonder just how many of these gate things there are. There might be thousands within Union space, and I am not talking about those small ones, but these humongous ones.”Shea responded first.“There are several known ones, and none are made by the same civilization. The best-known one is, of course,. ?I’m fine. I still think bug repellent would be better.??You look kinkier in a hood,? he argued. I shrugged my shoulder, knowing that I wouldn’t win this argument.Brandon helped me get into the corset, lacing the bodice tight enough to give my back plenty of support. Now that the hood was in place he put the collar around my neck, letting it support my head. Next came the dreaded arm binder. I found that if I leaned forward while he was putting it on me I was more comfortable, although in this. I’d just avoided one tentacle when another raked down my arm ripping the flesh open despite my armour before Kate finally took it down with a shot to its nervous system.“Dear Lord, add that one to the bumper book of things for Mages to avoid,” I gasped as my body recovered from the extreme pressures I’d put upon it.“Definitely some form of magical being hunter,” Xi added as she hurried towards me.“Yes,” I nodded before a sudden rush of nausea took over me and I began a slow collapse to the. “Hey guys, would it bother your work if I lay out in the sun for awhile? It is such a nice day, and I need to work on my tan.”“No, Ma— Kim. You will not be in our way at all,” James said. He seemed to her as maybe the de facto leader between the two guys.“Great! I am going to change into my suit while you finish the lemonade. Then one of you can rub lotion on my back before you get back to work.” She quickly went into the house to change. The two guys looked at each other briefly.“I get to rub.