Shit ... I'm afraid to think how much we might take in." So ... you're okay with what we're doing?"He nodded. "Yeah ... I'm okay with it. It's kind of...like we were just waitin' for something to happen, then it did. We're goin' to be fine, Geoff. Just fine."I met with Anne Szmanski for an hour the week before Christmas and let her know that she would have a job effective January 3rd. She was delighted, and couldn't wait to tell Red. I was happy too. I could now confidently work with the many. “Fireeyes’s research?”I nodded my head. “But safe to use. They’ll recover without any ill effect. But we won’t have to worry about the Prince’s mages coming after us.”“Three journeyman mages,” Thrak grunted. “Who has three mages on retainer?”“Someone expecting trouble.” I shook my head. “We’ve been lax. Clearly, those who seek the Doge’s bounty have figured out our goals and—”The blaring alarm resounded from the cells. My head snapped around, eyebrows furrowing. Thrak let out a grunt and hefted. “Winters,” Bruce said, turning to look at her – and she noticed, at Bryce. The Gal’Sem had been just as badly battered as her. And he hadn’t had the Hunter spirit giving him superior regenerative powers. He was bandaged and splinted and looked like he was out cold, laid out in a cot just ahead of her.“What’s up?” Tiff asked. “What new horrible thing has transpired to ruin my fucking week?”Bruce sighed. “We got the Empress’ scanners online – and DeeDee’s breaking orbit. They left behind a MIRV. I m senior to her and was assigned the role of mentoring the new joiners. This girl in particular has a figure of some married woman and this made me feel horny on her. However I didnt have the courage during those times and hence maintained my gentleman look. We were in same shift and same cab for most part of our job. Hence we used to travel together and discuss lots of things. After couple of months, she disclosed with me that she is in love with another guy. I was surprised, as she was very.