"The Queen was hereditary, and irreplacable. Recently, her convoy had been intercepted. She was presently being held as a body slave on the Kraal's ho...e world. They knew this due to the fact that they were telepathic. They wanted her back badly, but did not posess the means to rescue her.All they promised was that if we demonstrated to them that an alliance with us could actually defeat the enemy, they would consider it. To verify this, they proposed that several representatives accompany us on. I hiss, ‘Sssshhhh,’ which Deedee probably doesn’t hear because her palms are covering her ears again. The truck screams again as it halts. Deedee’s arms drop to her sides. We hear the men coming towards the gate, we’re both very still, thinking we’re hiding from them even though the boards of the gate are only 4 feet high with clefts between each board. We never consider that the men could just glance over the top and see us. The trash cans are next to the gate. We hear the lids hitting the. He held up the plate and gave her a fork. Andrea took a small bite of the cheesecake and it melted in her mouth in an explosion of piquant creaminess. It was drizzled with some kind of citrus sauce and tasted absolutely wonderful. She closed her eyes to savor the flavor and then smiled at Derek. ‘Maybe I can manage a bit more after all. Here, try some.’ She held up the fork with another piece of cheesecake and Derek carefully took it in his mouth. ‘Delicious,’ he agreed. They took turns eating. The laughter of the teens was infectious and the children were soon giggling as well.“Come to Mommy, Esther. Let’s get your face cleaned up.” The child immediately went to Laura to have her face washed and give her a hug. Naomi and David lined up next and then scampered off to their playroom.“That was quick,” Karen said, as Laura watched the children head upstairs. Gee reached to take Karen’s hand. Laura turned and blushed as Jude wrapped her in his arms.“Well ... It’s just ... We’re parents!”.