They barely heard it. Odd, they had an illuminated doorbell button like everyone else in the building. Why the knock?"See who it is," she instructed h...bby as he made for the front door that was less than ten feet from the kitchen.Danny peered through the sight glass on the front door to see a woman in her late teens or early twenties dressed for a yoga class. She seemed to be nervous as she shifted weight from side to side, glancing up and down the hall."It's a young woman...she seems to be. You can do that right here, there are GalNet terminals. Once you accept our laws and complete Union School you are citizens. Whatever the Shiss, whatever you might have done will never be made an issue. The Union accepts anyone, be it Nul, Togar, Shiss, Jooltar or Fruidans. All you have to do is stay lawful.”A Frudian insectoid hummed in Squack.”Will there a place form Fruidans? We are Galactic Council members.”“There are over 600 insectoid species, there are former GC members and there are. "I think you should seriously think about finding some place to ride out this storm, Commander," she yelled over the howling wind. "Young Jonar is poor and without suitable clothing to continue should it get much colder."Lailar looked back down the tree-lined trail at the shivering cordach hugging the warm arms of his Ce'al charge and sighed. "We probably would not have gotten much further today, anyway. This is going to be a blizzard and will descend on us soon."Alyssa nodded and smiled. Clinicals are kicking my tail.”“I’m just messin’ with ya. I get it. You focus on you. When you graduate, I’ll take you out for a drink.”“I’m gonna hold you to that. Did you bring a date?”“I brought a friend.”“Where is she,” the nursing student looked around.“She had to...Oh, there she is,” he waved at the woman.“Hey, sweetie,” the lady said.Ahmad introduced his date, Crystal, to his stepdaughter. They found their seats and waited for the buffet line to begin.“She’s a pretty girl,” Crystal.