"Miller?" I asked."Josh Miller," he said as I dismounted."I'm seeking food for the army, the Continental army," I said."Keep moving on. I ain't got no...ne to spare." Been an accident," I said, jerking my thumb over my shoulder, "back yonder; came to tell you."He cocked his head and waited."Women said you were his son. He's dead," I said, "your father. Broke his neck, fell on the back steps."The man leveled his shotgun at me."You kill him?" he asked with unblinking eyes.I shook my head. "He missed. Yes, it was technically a border world, but it was a ‘friendly’ border with the Diadem Republic, who were insular in that they didn’t trade with the Empire. But they did allow Imperial vessels to transit through to the trading confederation of the Gullen, an alien race of entrepreneurs who occupied the space between seven different Realms and acted as a clearing house for various products they wanted, even if they currently weren’t ‘on speaking terms’ with each other, a term often enough used. "This is what you will use to purge yourself of any sins you may feel you have committed, Sister. Here it replaces confession; when you believe you have purged yourself sufficiently, you are absolved of the sins you have remembered, just as if you had confessed them and performed the penance set by the priest," he said.She took the whip and looked at. She had never seen its like before, It consisted of a tapering bundle of leather thongs about three feet long; clearly the user could flagellate. Rhee got two goals and our wingers got a goal each. I got four assists, which should put me back in sole possession of first in the league. We put the backup offense in for the last 15 minutes, and Padme scored then, her first of the season (she has mostly been a backup and is our youngest player); she and I played the whole game. In addition to the over-loaded offense, the not-quite-excessive passing practice that we’ve done the past couple of weeks also played a part in the win.June 28,.