It was now just after midnight; Matt had just taken the lead from Kathy, their count at 3,600 flights on the day. Kathy tapped his shoulder, and Matt ...egan his third flight down as leader, Kathy behind him. But instead of swinging to the next switchback, Matt just froze in the landing zone, causing Kathy to bump into him two seconds later."Sorry" croaked Kathy, "Problem?" Look..." whispered Matt.There was a 2 ft by 2 ft by 2 ft cubic cutout in the back wall of the landing zone. The interior. No hive ships had come close to being able to land during this skirmish, but a few small landing vessels had put down. Unfortunately for the Swarm, these had landed near Abilene, Texas. The Third Armored Cavalry Regiment from Fort Bliss had not left enough for anyone else to shoot at. Even they had been forced to hurry as every Texan with a rifle had clogged the roads in the vicinity. The 3rd ACR had been forced to settle for using artillery to knock down the three small ships as they tried to. Would you entertain her while we women folk get dinner? Robin just came in. He isn't saying anything, not even to me, but he looks elated about something." Robin was quiet during the evening. He seemed to be watching me and Mom continually.We were just finishing dinner when Wendy called telling us that they were in town for the night staying in a motel and would be leaving right after the funeral tomorrow. The twins weren't with them. I was sorry to hear this as I wanted to see Ginger's. By this time, I would later realize, I had already made the decision that I was going to take the Reverend's job. I felt at home already around these women and I was realizing that I was getting tired of running around the galaxy mostly alone. I'd been on my own for over 400 years since leaving PFC. I felt a stirring of compassion and interest in others that I had not felt in since then. I thought that the running of the Reverend's household could be exactly what I needed to be happy.I know.