" You say, as the young woman looks up at you with lavender eyes."Of course professor, I should also let you know that Dorothea would like to speak wi...h you if you have time." Thank you Edelgard." Professor" she gives you a curt nod, lingering for just a moment at your side as the two of you pass into the entry hall, where a massive staircase and columns draw the eye upward. Your gaze is rewarded by the arresting sight of Professor Manuela descending those stairs, her slinky green dress giving. She opened the door, gave me fleeting kiss on the lips and said, “Good night, I’ll talk to you a bit later.” I walked home, secured the house and went into my office to check the day’s email. I had been neglecting this practice since Jools came into my life. The first couple of emails were just reports on systems touring the country. One was a system I had working a tour crossing the southern states with a tour of young up and coming rock acts. The stage manager hired by the tour was having. Valbara appears to have a slightly lower mass than Earth, but not enough to have any serious impact on any potential ground operations.”“What kind of activity did the probe pick up?” Fielding asked.“Lots of radio chatter, lots of interplanetary and orbital traffic. It appears that the Valbarans have established outposts on several moons of the outer gas giant, which is likely where they mine the helium-3 that they use in their reactors. Interestingly, the inner gas giant orbits at point zero. Jim had taken the day off and hopefully watched from their hotel balcony as she walked to a double chaise lounge. Lucy spread her towel over the double chaise and stretched out to enjoy the warm sun. A few minutes later, she looked up as a shadow crossed her body. Lucy used her hand to shield her eyes from the sun. She smiled when she saw Keith standing beside her. He was wearing sunglasses; a white polo shirt, and he had traded his speedo for traditional swimming trunks. He sat down on the.