"Boarding party?" he said loudly to the group at large. There was some muttering and even some chuckling but no one answered directly back to him."Ver... well. Let's get started." Pointing to an open space on the deck he said, "Please form two lines of ten each right here." Some of those sitting struggled to stand up but nobody moved to form any lines."I see. So that's how it will be. Fine, let's start with an easy question: How many of you think it is your job to die for this ship?" There were a. Rachel just smiled dreamily, still in a blissful daze as she cradled her bloated belly.“She looks fine,” Alyssa said confidently. “One step closer to joining us permanently,” she added happily.John did up his trousers, and then scooped up the comatose young brunette in his strong arms. “Let’s get her back to bed,” he said quietly as he smiled down at her.Alyssa leaned over and brushed a strand of hair from Rachel’s face, before moving her hand down to gently stroke the girl’s engorged stomach.. "That goes for the both of you."I rode on and breached the ward. I could feel the anger of the magic that was directed at me; it didn't harm, just yelled. It was a very strange experience. I stopped once we were all inside the ward. Chandra looked uncomfortable, and Orlanth looked like he wanted to flee."Wait here." I followed my suggestion and also waited.Ten minutes later an apprentice opened the door and poked his head out. He saw us and gave a yelp as he tried to shut the door before his. Oh my god...” she groaned, and went limp in my lap. I picked her up and carried her into the bathroom. I sat down on the edge of the tub, with her in my lap, and started the water going, warm enough to be comfortable but not hot, lowering her into the water with a kiss.“You did good, baby. I have to go and run and do my swim. You soak for a while, then you can clean up your mess and make me breakfast.” I told her, getting a loving smile in return.When I came back from my run and my swim, I took.