"Rala really must want us to survive," I said."Of course I do. I have put a lot of time and effort into you two," came a voice behind us.Turning I loo...ed at Rala and said, "Thank you." You're welcome. I brought back the Wyatt's and now as to a 75mm cannon. No. I cannot get you one. You have to make do with the weapons you have. I did have our construction drones, build you a gun platform out on the island and install an M-40A1 106mm recoilless rifle, with an M-8C spotting rifle. I have supplied. This caused a man to my left to groan aloud. I was trying hard not to grin like the Cheshire Cat, and probably not succeeding. Having boiled the barkeep, Sheila strutted over to my little table.She drawled, "Hello, Daahling."The greeting was delivered in a deadpan imitation of an old Broadway actress, Tallulah Bankhead. Everyone recognized it. One of the men I knew was staring, wide-eyed and open-mouthed. I gave him a wink. Then I rose and offered Sheila my elbow. If she could make an entrance,. At first I did not notice, but as timewent on she seemed to really enjoy being the dominant one, so we fellinto a routine of me being the submissive. Although I never thought ofmyself as a macho man I was surprised by my acceptance of her taking thedominate role in our sex play. I had never thought of myself assubmissive. It's amazing how erotic the touch of a feather can be whenwith arms and legs restrained, it is lightly brushed over one's exposederogenous zones. Naked and tied spread eagle. You will have one cycle around your sun,starting now, to obtain one of the two required spirit energies,"Mandated Theema."One year? I guess I can... try?" said Jaux.After that, the voice of the goddess grew silent. The sound of distantfootsteps now echoed through Jaux's mind, most of them being her own. TheLyceum was still sleeping, only very few contributed to the fight againstthe silence.Jaux decided it was okay for her to shift her sight back, so she did.Then she made her way back to her.