"I paused to look at my ladies, who nodded for me to continue. "Third, our concubines and dependents must always be able to reach one of the household...sponsors, especially concerning their safety and well being. They are OURS and NO ONE may countermand this instruction where OUR property is involved. Their safety and comfort is paramount and is a contractual agreement predating our joining the Confederacy and ratified at the point of our acceptance. Is this instruction clear, and will it always. We’d likely sustain considerable damage, though.”He nodded, then said, “We should only be facing two cruisers and a handful destroyers, what are our odds against those?”Calara grinned at him, and said confidently, “With all the upgrades Dana has done to the Invictus, we should be fine.”Irillith looked at him with a raised eyebrow and asked, “And where am I going to be in this little scenario?”John studied her for a moment and said, “We all saw what you did to that Maliri patrol cruiser. Can you. Still there are a couple of hours before your Mom arrives with the moving truck, so you decide that for now...Well, there's a McDonalds not too far down the road. Might as well get something to eat. You step out of the apartment, quickly locking up and heading down the stairs before jogging down the sidewalk. You don't feel like driving right now, so you'll just walk.Finally, you reach the intersection - the McD's right on the other side of the road. But, more importantly, you notice that there. I swear that the boys had not met to pre-plan the events of Helen's induction, yet they moved as though each of them knew his role in the proceedings. Victor held out a hand and Alan put a pair of nipple clamps in it, while Victor attached and tightened the clamps on Helen's nipples John let down a cord from a pulley in the ceiling, the cord had a clip on it and Victor attached the clip to a chain that ran between the clamps. Holding his hand palm upwards Victor signalled that the cord should.