“I don’t know what we can do, this is also beyond our technology, but we will try to help. We will take on as many children as possible.”He belo...nged to a species we never had any contact before, but I was certain in all his distress I noticed his thankfulness. As boisterous and alien they had appeared to me, this leader was concerned about his people and that earned my respect.There was not a single word of objection from my crew either. Har-Hi had already left the bridge and I heard him over. I got off the toilet, after I had cried for a while, and still naked, walked over by Donnie's bed. The sheets with all the stains. I wanted some damn stains on me! He had a little table next to his bed. I thought for a minute about whether he would be back soon, and then I decided I didn't care. He had told me he had no condoms, but when I opened the drawer of the little table, there were so many. What was he doing? After I found his collection of forty or fifty, I was not only furious, I began. It was a long time ago, and didn't last much past the second grade, but I remember it, before it lost fashion. Then it became, "Jill, find something to do quietly while I work with the rest of the class."I'm sure if you praised a dog enough when he shit on the carpet, you could get him to shit on the carpet all the time. But nobody in their right mind would want to do that, right? All I can say is we have a lot more respect for our dogs or our carpets than we do for our youth, or our society,. “You’re going have Bianca ready to go home before Court even starts,” he said.“I am thrilled to have the opportunity to stay at the castle, Your Highness,” Bianca said quickly. “Thank you very much for your kindness.”“You’re welcome,” Joseph said. “And please drop all the formalities – unless there is an old bastard lurking around that might be scandalized if I’m not addressed as His Most Exalted Majesty or something of the sort.”Bianca found herself smiling at the king. Liala had told her that.