As I walked back towards her, I calmly requested, "Lift your arms up please."She obeyed right away, without hesitation and without making a sound. I i...nwardly smiled and took her crimson Alabama sweatshirt in my hands and lifted it up and over her head, and off her arms. I tossed it in the laundry hamper by my aquarium and then ran my hands up along her waist and ribs to the edge of her white sports bra. I was tempted to remove it quickly but then thought that prolonging this visionless. By the time Iwas finished, it was already after 10:00, and my appointment wasscheduled for 11:00. That would give me enough time to eat breakfastbefore Mom and I had to leave."Morning, Austin," I said to my brother while stepping out of thehallway. He was watching TV in the front room, and I turned toward thekitchen. But I stopped quickly when I realized that there were twoheads rising above the back of the couch. Another glance showed me thatSusan was visiting again, and she was looking at me. The queue was remarkably short; normally there would be a throng of hunters and warriors but they were strangely absent. After I explained that I would be outside in the cold all day, the victuallers made sure to provide me with plenty of protein.Although I reached Matra Glandira’s establishment before the allotted time, it seemed I was the last to arrive as there were three village girls already waiting inside the entrance.Thyrhonda was a very pretty girl whose presence would brighten any. ..and then some.Surrounding us, were the most ships I had ever seen in my life. There had to be more than a thousand ships. They hadn't started shooting yet, so I figured they were going to make a demand for our surrender. I was sure they were dying to get their hands on our ships so they could see how we were punishing them so badly."Alright, boys and girls," I said, "this is it. This is where we go down, but we are gonna hurt 'em real bad before we do. Donalson, find me a weak spot in.