”“What about Jatz?”“What about her? Do you think that it would be any different? For a start, Ken would track you down and somehow he would ge... revenge on you. It’s not going to happen, Goyse. Do you understand? Next time you have an opportunity don’t walk away from it.”“If that’s what you want, okay.”“Don’t misunderstand me. It will hurt but it is the only sensible way to go. Don’t chuck your life away for a few quick screws with someone else’s wife or girlfriend. That’s what you did if you. There is still massive construction in progress to complete the integration with the Eastern seaboard.The train sounded a one-minute warning chime. I checked my seatbelt and chair controls. Everything seemed in order. I left the default mode on for opaque windows starting at 15 seconds after departure. There was a slight sense of pressure as the train sealed, and then a final warning chime. My seat locked in the correct orientation with full computer control, and at precisely 10:45:00 the train. I checked our supply list and opened the ships comm to the Cargo office, “George?”Brit laughed as she opened the comm, “He is busy.”I laughed and glanced at Tinker and Silvia. They were grinning and looking at each other. “You will do Brit. Make a note to fill our water tanks when we finish unloading on Asteria.”She laughed, “Will do.”I closed the comm and looked at Michelle who was a little red faced. I grinned, “Not much else to do on long hauls like these.”She blushed even more and started. There was no humor in his eyes. "Why Mary, may I ask?" Mary would be a better assassin. She was trained for it."I was surprised by that statement, since Mary never told me much about her service in the army. I kept my reaction minimal. I considered what William had said. "Mary doesn't trust you."After a few moments, William said, "You're only stating the obvious, Jim."A little later, I decided to show William how much I trusted him. "You were correct on the Empath thing. I'm not sure I like the.