We descended the stairs together, Ms Mindy holding onto my waist chain with one hand and the iron rail with her other hand. The Institute was housed i... a medieval fortified house, almost a small castle, restored to good condition. We were going down to what must have been the old dungeon area, I guessed. The building restoration must have cost millions, I now realized. At the bottom of the steps was a wide stone corridor with an arched stone ceiling. The corridor was lined with steel cell. More than half the sisters have already been "gifted." That was the termJessica and her immediate circle had agreed upon for now. MotherSuperior had gone into isolation since receiving her gift. She ate littleand refused to speak with anyone most days.As she waited for Francis to decide on a course of action, Jessica pulleda compact mirror from her handbag and opened it to have look at herself.She ensured her towel was still wrapped properly atop her head and theninspected her face. Her eyes. ”He smirked and said. “Turn off your Janus device and activate your real transponder and you can see for yourself. Go to Fleet Alpha. I am designating the USS Tigershark as a forward observation Unit. We need to rendezvous anyway so I can take the Sojonites aboard.”I looked to Narth and asked. “Narth can we switch unobserved?”He said. “We are in the upper atmosphere obscured by clouds below and there is nothing in range that could see us from above. It should be no problem”“Then go for it and. " I'll call you right back," Stroud said in a harsh voice. "Are you at home?" Yeah. Marie is naked and waiting for me to celebrate Christmas the old fashioned way. We'll wait for your call." Stroud gave a chuckle and disconnected."Jesse," she protested. Then she came across the room and folded her naked body into his arms. "I feel so safe here," she whispered.Jesse gave a mighty sigh. "Better get dressed, Hon. We are going to have guests. I would say starting right now."She heard the sound of.