He had come close to dying of camp fever, and it was only due to the skill of the nuns who nursed him, and to his own obstinate obdurate character, th...t he had pulled through. Black Fred had been convalescing at Syston Grange, and as soon as he could mount a horse he had ridden over to Lincoln.There was a vacancy for a Major in the battalion; the former holder of that rank, Boothby Graffoe, was now a Colonel in the Hanoverian army, the former acting Major, Peter Tavy, had drowned crossing the. The pain went as quickly as it came, and I straightened up, looking at myself in the mirror. My face was pale, but I looked fine. I quickly brushed my hair, though I knew it wouldn't do much good, and grabbed my bag, racing to breakfast.Jeremie and Odd were already sitting at the usual table, Odd trying to talk Jeremie into giving him his croissant. "Hey Aelita!" Odd looked up, giving me his goofball smile. "Anything on your tray you don't want?" No." I slid the tray over to him. "I'm not. Taking her left hand in his, he yanked her, none too gently, across his lap and flipped up the back of her skirt, the only piece of clothing she still wore, besides her panties. "Benjamin! What are you doing?" Jennifer gasped as she reached behind her and struggled to get up. Ben easily caught her hand in his own and cheerfully replied, "showing you a trick I learned on how to respond to naughty little girls like you." Jane gasped herself as she watched Ben raise his hand and bring it down. I had heard of Delicates but never seen one before.“Welcome aboard Specialist Noleii, what are you specialist in, if I may ask?”“I am the weapon specialist for your Bio Chemical weapons. I am also a psionic talent and assigned to your PSI team as well.”“Welcome indeed Specialist. As you can see we are receiving material and I guess additional personnel as well. I am not sure my XO has the time to show you to your quarters right away, but if you don’t mind waiting a little I show you.