"I'll go, Charlie." Both the men breathed a sign of relief."In that case Pappy, welcome aboard." Charlie smiled and shook hishand. "Now that you're...part of this mission, there is one more thingyou need to know. The visitor's from this other universe. They'rewomen." WHAT!"**************************************************** The three men flew to a remote ranch in western Montana. In fact theonly way to reach the ranch was by air. The nearest road was more thanforty miles away and between. Frenon crouched beside him, stringing his crossbow and holding it ready. "Be quiet, " Frenon said in an urgent whisper.Tarras wheezed and had not the breath to tell his protector this was as quiet as he could be. He rubbed the ankle he had twisted. The pain was fading, so it was not sprained or broken.Frenon eased his head up until he could peer over the cart, his eyes narrowing to slits. He ducked back down and gestured to Tarras for silence. He held up three fingers.At the end of the alley,. I need to check that he did what I asked him to do.”The others came back into the bedroom.“He wants to go to the vicarage,” Sumitra announced. “As himself, unrestrained. Can we permit that?”“I don’t see why not,” Asha said slowly. Gita and Meena nodded.“Then we should get him ready. Have you brought his shaving things?”They had, as every morning while I had been restrained. My head was cradled between two soft breasts as Sumitra straddled me. She shaved me as expertly as any barber but my. You are powerful, but reckless -- and ruthless." So I am. I shall be much more powerful than you ever were Mother. If I am to become queen of queens, I cannot let a little thing like conscience bother me. Humans are chattel. We use them and discard them. It is that simple." Your sister..." Cassandra was weak, just like you. Her compassion was her undoing." She deserved better." No, she did not! She allowed her feelings to interfere with her ambitions. A mistake I will not make!" She was my.