" The voice of the AI said calmly.Admiral Sethton winced as he looked at the readout on the new missile targets. The enemy had apparently launched 12,...00 missiles that had been masked by the enemy drives and the more primitive jamming the enemy had. Well, primitive or not, it had been effective. Who ever was commanding over there was no slouch.Lord Rashva'ss was puzzled. They outnumbered the enemy 2 to 1, yet still they came. Admittedly they had large ships, but it was still confusing. They had. ”“Sorry, Vickie. I was merely wondering how the whole system works, and the conclusions I am coming to are not good. I think we are stuck here for life.”“Oh. That doesn’t sound good.”“Vickie love, we can live in this time fairly successfully. You will have to do without all the TV programs, smart phones, and other electronic gadgets, but people did without them for millennia. We can perhaps make a difference to the future, due to our being stuck here.”“Change the future, you mean?”“I suppose I. He may have been disappointed. He helped her pack and she followed him home and helped him pack. She left her car in his carport and he drove them south. It was late afternoon when they arrived so before they unpacked they walked over to the restaurant and ordered the shrimp linguini. The owner remembered them and she expressed some surprise at seeing them together. Justine had always come with a girl and Justin had always come in with a guy. ‘She made me bring her,’ Justin said for which he. “Jenny, this is Emily. She is the daughter of a friend of Sir Anthony. She will be our ward. You will have to share your room with her and help her settle in.”Jenny looked at the girl, and a smile lit up her face.“Yes, m’lady, I can take care of her.” She turned to the little girl and held out her hand. “Emily, I’m Jenny. I’ll look after you.”Emily looked at the girl and nodded mutely. Jenny helped her with the valise that held her clothes and other worldly possessions.“Please take stock of her.