We now had ourselves a multi use building which was reasonably fire resistant and capable of protecting our people from all but cannon fire.Here it wa..., mid December, and I had been around Sarah for six months. The weather was now cold enough that we were no longer retiring to the veranda after supper, but the others were leaving us alone in the parlor. I had reached the bursting point and I just had to get the matter settled. Therefore, I walked to where she was sitting and dropped to one knee. When she finally came outside I found she had changed her clothing. She was wearing sweats and had been bare-footed while reading in the living room. Now she was in a pair of loose-fitting cargo shorts, a T-shirt that was cut-off just below her ribs and a pair of sandals. She was also carrying a small rucksack. It was then that she announced she wanted to walk in the woods - wanted to look at the flowers and squirrels and such... The 'woods' was a portion of a farmer's property just downand. She didn't look back.While she was gone I reviewed what I knew and what I had figured out from the things I had seen. For me the problem started the first time Kathy referred to Mr. Hanson as Jack. That had bothered me but things didn't start to escalate until the sudden onset of Kathy's depression. That's when she told me that the National Pharmaceutical deal was in jeopardy and that if it failed it was going to be her fault even thought she didn't do anything wrong. Then there were all of the. " Sir, the council had forbidden their use in the system," Commander Stella Salaneo said."The council can sit on it and rotate while I try and save their collective asses," Ken stated as he studied the CIC board."Hyper fold three contacts," Commander Jinnah Chin shouted."Location!" Ken shouted as he reached to adjust the holographic board.Three humongous enemy warships appeared off the bow of the Washington and opened fire. Explosions danced across the ship's shields as antimatter warheads.