She also knew that if the two, were allowed to complete this mission,they would be happy being given the pair of Stars assigned to the Academyto train...the other Cadets who would be going out into the unexploredstretches between the Cloud systems. But the time had to be just right.And having two members of the Yorre Family out there was enough forDorri. She knew that in the morning, they would be leaving for thetraining planet, actually, the Training System, since it spanned threeplanets in a. As I hear the deafening fumble again my hand comes to my chest, my lungs draw in air sharply, no escape, a place where no scream is ever heard. I daren’t move in fear of discovery. All that can be heard is the gentle tapping of a clock in the background, it feels like a dream, but all too soon I realise that what is about to happen is all too real. One footstep, no fumbles or shuffles, one deliberate footstep from behind me creeps up like a spider to its prey, taking it into its lair, deep. Nothing. They'd left unpaid bills, but nothing out ofthe ordinary. I guessed the sale was to wrap up their debts.A florid, overweight man chomping a cigar was just inside the door. I wasgoing to pass by, but he said, "Come on in- we're selling the contents ofthe house and no reasonable offer will be refused. We've got to wrap thisup today, and I'm leaving nothing behind."I stepped into the house. It felt a little creepy, picking over thebelongings of some people who were probably dead. . . he was sent out the portal and it’s not our fault he didn’t arrive.”“Where did he go?” Tyche asked.“As far as Crossroads is concerned,” Eva said. “Here.”“To the boat?”The boat being SV Flint, the 90 foot catamaran Surprise bought with the insurance money that EVERYBOAT, Insurance for Murphy, paid out when terrorists ... or pirates ... dropped a pair of refurbishing Frigates on top of her 100 foot catamaran, SV Surprise. Collateral damage ... but still covered by a prepaid “More boats than.