"Joannie, did you get everything you needed?" "Yes, I did." "Very well. I am going to drop you off and let you get to work. You have a lot to do. It...'s already pretty late and your bedtime is 10:00 p.m. so you'll have to work quickly. I expect you to install these cameras and get your body ready. By 10:00 p.m. the cameras have to be up and running and all the hair on your body from the neck down needs to be removed. You also have to have your finger and toe nails painted. Here are some items I. Suddenly it seems as if his whole hand is in her mouth, up over his knuckle, and the tips of his fingers pressing against the back of her throat. Emma does not stop, instead keeps sucking and sucking on them. Donald moves the stick from between her legs, and as she sucks on his fingers, trying to hold on to them, he slides them from her mouth.The look of anguish on her face brings back all the feelings Emma had at that moment. She reminisces how she internally cried out ‘Noo’ - knowing not. Vonda listened with that part of her mind that let her read minds. She listened to her son as he fed, and he was becoming content.The war was dragging on, but Vonda got a sense of elation from Richard, which was strange. Just yesterday he had gotten bad news from the admiralty. The enemy had managed to do a hit and run, and the Battlesphere, Dragon Rising, had taken some damage."If you can stop dancing around like a drunk, perhaps you can tell me what has caused this change in you?" Vonda asked. What say you?”There was silence for a brief moment. Then a middle-aged man slowly got to his feet. “Why should we help you? What is going to happen to us?” he asked carefully.They were valid questions and I decided to answer truthfully. “Many of your sons and daughters, your mothers and fathers, will die if their wounds go untreated. I do not have the men nor the patience to treat them myself. That should be reason enough for you. Depending on your conduct, some of you may be allowed to.