The pod contained a complete report of their activities and the results so far. While they were waiting for a reply, if any, they directed their atten...tion toward the Reglaz home worlds.Commandeering the Reglaz fleet would stop the immediate danger of attacks, but it would do nothing to eliminate the fundamental cause of the conflict. They needed to find the rulers of the Reglaz and determine whether or not they could be re-educated out of their paranoia and into cooperation with the other. I doubt if you anticipated the full extent of what I have planned for you." Let me out of here! I have a family!" Which you have already disavowed. You should have told me the truth about yourself before you signed those papers. Now it is much too late." You crazy bitch! I'll kill you for this!" I don't think so. Soon, you will be docile as a lamb. Castration tends to do that to a man." Oh my God! No!" If that was a prayer, it is not going to help you. But I am not without mercy. As I said,. Is that what you want?"He stood there, a smile spreading across his face. He nodded his headeagerly, looking at his parents, trying to read their reactions. Theywere both surprised by his eagerness, but they hid it well behind a maskof mild amusement, and interesting curiosity. They both knew thateventually, they would have to either bring him out of it, or force him tochoose, but for now, they were willing to indulge him, because they lovedtheir son."Ok, then tomorrow I am going to take you. You see after the wars in the holy lands, Mahmot no longer had a home of his own. Having taken up with the Christen armies his brethren would have hunted him down and murdered him. It might have taken a long time to actually kill such a magnificent man, but in time it would surely happen.During his stint fighting the holy war, Alex d Core lost his father back on the family estates. It was nothing noble nor vial, only old age that had carried him away. Now the son was coming home to be the new.