I knew she did not. It was late and I just could not be nasty to her, so I invited her to sit and I began to show the line to her. With comments being...made by both of us as to the merits or not of a particular item, she actually began to write stock numbers and sizes on the order form. Some 45 minutes later, when all the other vendors had closed up and the hall was almost empty, we concluded the showing. She had written a nice order. I was quite pleased and surprised, I asked her if I could. "Sound asleep."The straight-haired sister of Emma turned from her worktop to look at the barely dressed Fiona, sauntering into the kitchen and gave her a raised eyebrow. "Don't you want to get dressed, love?"Fiona shook her head and groaned, stretching out her hands in front of her. "I'll get dressed later," she said dismissively and stepped around the two sisters baking to get to the breakfast cereal."Fiona's from Carlisle," Emma told her sister."That's further than us," Phyllus replied as she. .. enemy craft will be within combat range in five minutes and fifteen seconds from... Mark!... next jump will be nine minutes and forty five seconds from... Mark!... '"CONTACT WITH ENEMY CRAFT IN FIVE MINUTES FROM... MARK! WE WILL JUMP IN NINE MINUTES AND THIRTY SECONDS FROM... MARK!" First Officer Tshegh?" All weapons systems ready, sir. Four torpedoes armed and ready. All turrets ready to fire." Pilot Yurtloss? You have the jump vectors from Third Officer Korsun?" Course and jump vectors. ”“Oh boy, will she be surprised when I get going then,” I chuckled, making the group grin, particularly the ladies.“So you accept?”“I’ll do it for the sixty, yes. But, I’ll only take ten thousand; ten thousand will go to Vilgra, ten thousand as a bonus to the staff at Medical Resource here to be divided equally and the other thirty to the medical centre charity that funds Healer Cassire and her teams.”“That’s acceptable, thank you,” Ashlann replied, looking relieved as a potential diplomatic.