I am Andrea Jepperson. I am used to being called Andrea and since I am probably younger than a few of you, I really do not mind, but I will answer to ...rs. Jepperson, of course." She took a deep breath and looked around the room with a faint smile on her lips. Then she looked at me and winked. I wondered why she had worn her glasses. I was sure she did not need them; I had not seen them at the restaurant or in her office. I guessed she thought they made her look older. They did not."I am now the. I also hope that my ideas about gear and weapons are not a distraction. Yet for all of me I cannot see how I can keep from thinking that there has to be better weapons and methods of fighting the Sa'arm. Maybe to some people that seems odd, but to me it would be a horrid thing to think that I didn't expend every effort toward that goal. After all if all that is left of humanity and the Confederacy is what is hidden on worlds where the Sa'arm cannot survive then what use is it to survive,. They knew Andrew MacDougall was sending the majority of his men into battle. His defence against attack was extremely weak, thinking he wouldn’t come under attack, while he was raiding the castles in succession. Never did he suspect an attack from them. One hundred and fifty miles away, Douglas Wallace’s half brother, Thomas, watched the procession from the rampart walls of Carlise, of two, thirty two pound cannons being drawn by large, draught horses, a hundred mounted cavalry, which led. It was not hard to guess which of the young ladies interested Alex, mostly because he knew that Stephanie already had a boyfriend. He seemed charming and CJ wondered if Roger had said anything to him about their anomalous relationship. Roger had arranged another after-hour party for Alex at his home, but Alex would have to wait around for him after the bar closed for Roger to complete his closing duties. So CJ suggested that Alex ride with Stephanie and her friends to Roger's place. As several.