However from what you’ve told us of your societies operation, as commoners we’ve no right to or are even deserving of your good will. I’d like t...o ask why you rescued us and more importantly, what are your intentions?”Though he tried to say this in a composed and severe tone, his inner heart was quaking in fear. He knew that if their intentions were anything but pure he could do nothing to stop them. Xanzu alone seemed powerful enough to slap him to death with a wave of the hand.Although Xanzu. "You're gonna take the lift to the top,and we'll get the shoot done. Gonna be a busy weekend for me. Gotanother shoot set up tomorrow night. Allegra says you're popular andyou work fast. I hope she's right," The waiter brought the Scotch. Hesipped at it, baring his teeth briefly."Lift tickets are in there, and well, eat away. Room service is on us.Have fun," He slid an envelope across the table at her.Bobbie took the envelope and looked into his snake eyes and grinned."Thanks," She said. "I. Chenosh's people have come to claim her. They are making a break for it. We'll need that ship you captured to bring her back." Diun said."Who are they? What's going on?" Craig said."It's a long story, but the short version is that the Harreden once created a race that proved to be more trouble than they were worth. They were isolated from the rest of our race without the option of space travel. It seems they somehow escaped." Diun said."And they came here? Why?" Craig said."It's obvious they. She spent the whole night beside her father. The next morning, she found her courage, rose to her feet, lit a lantern with what was left of the fire in the hearth. She poured kerosene around the house before walking out. Standing in front of the place she called home. She threw the lantern into the house with all her might. The fire burning the small shack quickly. She stood there just watching it burn. The heat and smoke burned her eyes, but she did not cry. She would never cry again. ……………...