Our Reelc will continue to serve,’ the senior Master corrected.‘As you said.’‘Our race is doomed; we cannot produce more nor would we want to....Little else remains but revenge upon this prey who cast us down!’‘Then let us make such an end that will be spoken of in hushed tones for a thousand generations of prey to come,’ a Master hissed mentally.‘Indeed. Let us feast upon them until our strength gives out,’ the senior agreed.“They are not varying in their course or even appear to be taking note. "You should know you're the nicest guy a girl would ever want to meet." Am I that boring?"She just smiled. "In normal times you wouldn't be, but these aren't normal times, are they?" You mean the Swarm?" That's exactly what I mean. I mean we seem to be carrying on as if everything is going to work itself out. But what if it doesn't? Those creatures will be here before we know it and then what? Well, I want to live it up. I want live my life to the fullest until they do and then if one of them. ”“The time for the decision draws near, and the place it will occur is now known. It is Avondur, the planet at the center of the Universe,”“This is where the Saresii scholar is headed. We think there is a passage to Avondur. We are on his trail,”“Egill you must come to Nilfeheim, a very important element of this event is waiting here and must be brought to Avondur.”The old hermit of Nilfeheim exchanged a few more thoughts and then went to the command deck, where he found Phil and the Narth. I smiled back. He looked to be about six feet three inches tall with a nice muscular physique but not bulky muscled and I was sure as small as his waist was that he probably sported a nice six-pack stomach. After that dance I thanked the guy dancing with me and did a little sexy strut back to the bar where I’d been sitting and let the Cuban guy see me give him a quick glance. He came over and offered to buy me a drink and I said, “Okay.” I thanked him for the drink but didn’t give him much eye.