. and as much as I wanted to, I didn’t shoot him, someone else did ... the new head of the SRB is much more sympathetic to synths.”Scribe Haylen s...oke up then. “Well, with everything you’re going to be running, I guess it’s a good thing we made this, then.” She pointed at the table to me. I finally took a good look at it. It was an eight-foot square map of the Commonwealth, complete with terrain, roads, and street maps of all the cities. “I took the views we made when we entered the. I suppose the dwelling was in Braxton-Clark’s district but I arrested the men, and sent them under guard to Devizes, charged with looting, which merited a flogging of twenty five lashes if found guilty.Blaydon must have sent off a messenger to Braxton Hall as quick as lightning, for later that day a galloper from the Yeomanry bore me orders to present myself at regimental HQ at my earliest convenience — which can be broadly interpreted as NOW.On my arrival at Devizes I found an irate. Next came the highlight of Tim's day, almost every day. As Jamie reached him, she threw her arms around him in a brief but enthusiastic hug. Tim returned the affectionate greeting, thrilled that Jamie always seemed so happy to see him."Good morning Tim!" Her ever-playful voice warming Tim's heart.Tim returned the greeting and the pair proceeded to walk side by side to school, deep in animated discussion about anything and everything.Tim had a miserable morning. He had completely forgotten to do. Jason was missing, and wherever he was, whatever he was doing, he was alone! I shivered with dread.I grabbed Dad and Jerome and took them to the study, the room Dad used as his office."Where's Jason?" I asked."I don't know," Dad said."Somewhere on the grounds, I suspect," Jerome commented."Uh-uh, I've looked everywhere, not only visually but with my emotion and thought sensors."A strange look entered Jerome's face. "Oh, oh," he muttered."What?" I demanded."Ed Hansen told me Jason asked him to.