Looking up at her I realised she’d seen me looking, with a big grin on her face she called me a little perv and pushed me under the water with her f...ot. Being caught by surprise like that I didn’t take a breath and came up spluttering and coughing up water, Jessica was just sitting there laughing and to get her back I made a grab for her hands to pull her in, I missed and ended out grabbing the tops of her thighs, taking a good hold I pulled hard and felt her slip off the side, before I could. " I am well aware of that. But this will give me time to see this fleet towards its destination and sail for the Manor on my own. I wish to command the Second Fleet myself."Captain Boddas lowered his goblet. "I thought you didn't want any part of this." No, Captain, I will carry out the Emperor's orders. He told me to 'take care' of the Manor, and that is what I will do. But I will damn well find out what it is I am being told to take care of first before I begin raining Mage-fire upon. “Open the airlock!” she said sharply to the AI.“But the others will be here in a minute,” Faye protested, giving her a cautious and optimistic smile.Tashana grit her teeth, fighting down the icy fingers of fear that crept up her spine, and snapped, “Open the fucking airlock!”Faye paused a moment with a worried frown on her face, then nodded, and the outer airlock door spiralled open. Tashana dived through, glancing behind her again, and quailed as she saw figures descending in the menacing red. The Mongols had verified this information numerous times from merchants of other countries who also plied their trade in Mongol territory--as well as the information the Mongols had learned about other leaders. I made a mental note to begin collecting information on countries and territories not included in the Kings’ Council--including Eastern Europe and Asia.Once the Mongol troops (they had asked permission to call themselves the Demon Horde to honor the Demons) were on their way, the ones.