You should be proud ofyourself; you have a real knack for this so far," Princess Dee said.At first, Tom thought she was just mocking him; but the look...on her faceand the sincerity in her voice eased his thoughts. "Thank you PrincessDee," he replied."In fact, I'd say you may have found your true calling. You really aremore submissive than I would have given you credit for," she continued.Tom was at odds with himself again. As despondent as he was just a fewminutes before, his heart now swelled. " She bowed and was gone, but I could tell that she was upset!There was nothing else that I could do but prepare to make the trip. I called in Steward Simp, the Steward for Blakeslee Keep, and told him the situation. He was to begin preparations immediately for my trip. I told him to expect Lady Armbrewster (Gwen) to go with me, but that might change at the last moment. I wanted to talk to Father before I talked to Gwen. I did not yet fully trust her political senses, and wanted advice from an. The psych boys and the policy makers and the politicians puzzled it out -- and, oddly, the AIs helped more than one would expect. Most of the Confederacy left supporting us to the Darjee -- which allowed them to ignore uncivilized behavior by both us and the Swarm. Some of them knew better, but just couldn't bring themselves to play; others apparently had an interest in watching the Darjee take it in the shorts and were willing to gamble -- after all, the Swarm weren't the first threat the. “However, I need to make one thing clear right from the start. A ship under my command is run my way. As my second in command, I expect unconditional loyalty from you. You will have to enforce the discipline on board, but the right to dole out corporal punishment will rest with me alone. I believe in a fair treatment of the crew, including appropriate provisions and clothing. My crews have always been loyal to me because I was loyal to them, and my record speaks for itself. Do you see any.