That Mrs. Remington hadtaken control like that thrilled me, as did the knowledge that sheeven thought of my penis's existence from time to time.After ...hat seemed an age but was in reality more like 15 minutes I gotout of the shower and dried myself off, the warm fluffy towel strangeagainst my denuded skin, sending shivers of electric excitement allover my body. It was a good thing Mrs. Remington had no visitors asshe had left the bathroom door wide open, where anyone could have seenme. Through. " Sounds like good thinking," Blake said. "Have you spoken with Alvin about it?" No, he's got enough to think about already." But..."The buzzer on the intercom interrupted Blake. "Mr. Crossman is on is on the line," Jeannette said through the speaker."I've gotta take this," Frank said. "This has to be the ruling on the injunction against the SEC." Frank ran to the phone on his desk and pickled up the receiver."Hello, Al—Frank Bennett here." He listened for a minute, then punched the air with. It seemed incongruous, yet not a matter for remark among those assembled in the gallery, that such apparently powerful men were pinioned and guarded by women. The prisoners were paraded in a line facing their Majesties and led to the back of the railed off area, close to the audience, but at the furthest possible distance from the thrones. One of the Justicars stood forward, bowed to their Majesties, and then announced the punishment that would be meted out to rebels and traitors if convicted,. " If I didn't know better, I'd say you were scared we might be able to do it without you!" I snapped.Our flight-path took us close to where the Scanian army was camped for the night. We knew they would be marching into Axon's capital city the next day and that felt painful.I was also able to sense a presence below me that I recognised - Ingrid! I had met her and given the circumstances under which we met, I wasn't likely to forget what she 'felt' like.There was little point in telling Kenneth.