.”“No. No,” Ashe quickly interrupts, shaking her head. “I don’t think that. I just meant that he may begin to think that you’ve conned me ...ot to take you on a tour.”“Oh!” More laughter follows. “Then I suppose we need do something then.”“Right,” Ashe says. “I think you may need to endure a little bit of a tour to keep up appearances.”Rin bites her bottom lip and sort pouts. “I guess. If we have to.”“You just suggested we do something,” Ashe says quizzically.The green alien grins devilishly.. Carngie runs past the two struggling women in wild astonishment.“Wh-why?” Tumi manages to get out, struggling to dislodge the arm around her neck and head.“Our Queen’s time is up, Mistress Captain Spanker.” the Captain General Spits out.“Wh-treachery Valora…” Tumi grunts, and manages to slip out of Valora’s hold, still locked together but facing her.“I will be the Queen Tumi, not Ellorrah, not you, and especially not Zalya. The Council will have no choice but to replace the Queen if a rat. Lucas and Rose sometimes talk about it, and their most widely accepted theory is that she may not be human, which only worsens Lucas’s already low self-esteem.Rose continued reading Lucas’s notebook, occasionally chuckling as he looked at the medicine box, trying to decide whether or not to take it.After a few minutes, Rose finally finished reading, and observed Lucas’s thoughtful expression looking at the medicines. She smiled and took one of the bottles from the box.“Lucas, well before your. ”Hazel felt the usual pang of jealousy as the other research assistant, Elspeth, leant in closer. She batted her eyelashes at the Professor as she simpered in agreement.Under the spray of decidedly lukewarm water, Hazel fumed. Despite being a more experienced researcher and having been on the team for longer, Professor McKinney seemed to have taken to favouring Elspeth as the first choice whenever he needed assistance.“‘Fuck that pretty little blue-eyed bitch,’” Hazel grumbled as she washed the.