Ericha thought about how they treated him. Men and women wanted a piece of this supposed traitor that endangered their ship. Even she jumped on that b...andwagon and did not even manage to offer a different point of view. Something that Academy thought her to do, occasionally professors told her the command would bring various difficulties. She thought it was funny how many captains broke down when offered hard choices when in command.“Gentlemen. I want you to take Lucian here, gently, and take. .."The light went on. Greta grabbed the typed sheet off the table in front of her. "Hello to all our friends in Radio Land. We give a special big hello from Ruby to Alton Oldsmobile, the friendliest Oldsmobile dealership in friendly Oklahoma."Mister Alton is so friendly he even gave Ruby a brand new canary yellow Oldsmobile convertible. Every time you see Ruby whipping around town in that beautiful car, think of your friendly Mister Alton. Better yet, drop in and see what he can do for. Like I said, no beating her on that stuff.I quaffed the rest of my drink and sat up on the bed, pulling my hair back from my face. That crazy bitch was really making me do this. She's out there right now, waiting with her friends to skewer me and make me look like a fool in front of everyone. My drink burned in my gut, and I thought, 'All right, she'll have her way. I'll give her exactly what she wants--and more.'Decided upon a pre-emptive strike, I leapt to my feet at the side of the bed. My. Your action today will be talked about. Maybe the riff raff will avoid our town, looking for easier targets, in the future."The friendly banter by Bob and the man continued for a short time and Bob finally acquiesced to the man's plea. The man introduced himself as Robert Marley, the mayor of Grand Island. Bob offered to buy Marley a drink at the saloon later. Marley agreed, and they shook hands.Dana came up and took hold of Bob's left arm and hugged him close. Bob introduced Dana as his wife..