"Taran flicked the screen off and kissed his daughter's head again, " Whenever you want, beta."Neelu took the remote from her father and switched the ...creen back on to search the news, " Dad shall we catch up what is going on in the world."She kept the sound down, gulped the scotch and handed the glass to her father and complained facetiously, "daddee meraa glass khalee, see," turning the glass up and down. Taran loved this childlike sweetness of his daughter beyond imagination and missed all. The AI has authorized all the sponsors, dependents, and prepack concubines of the survivors to be picked up also.”“Hmm, that’s different,” Captain Young responded, “and quite likely to turn into a major snafu also. Who’s doing the pickups?”Captain Sato just gave him a long look.The light dawned pretty quickly and Captain Young looked like he had just bitten into a lemon, “Us, huh?” With a sigh, he added, “Damn it, I had hoped to never get caught up in that crap. All right, I guess since we have. Then he pushed lightly and began to climb. They gripped the sturdy bark and shimmied up quickly as the sound of rustling feet shot past the base. Hawk quickly went higher, as did Dove, the wolves all ran by, silent as a breeze. The tree’s bark rustled some from their climb and the wolves’ keen nose and hearing made them stop. They quickly sniffed around then zeroed in on the tree they were climbing. The pack circled the tree panting and sniffing. They were looking straight up at Hawk and Dove.. “Fine”, he said. “Rent in full by this evening or the eviction notice will be on your door in the morning.”I gave in immediately, really had no choice. I started to get on my knees and he laughed again. “Oh no, Princess” he chuckled, “I want you all dressed up and pretty.” I blushed. When he had come to do some repairs a few weeks earlier he had walked in on me while I was dressed in lingerie and heels. Completely defeated I nodded, said “Yes Sir” and turned to walk into my bedroom.He followed.