”Realizing the conversation was not going his way and figuring that this was just an excuse to pin the blame on him, Bannan changed pace. “Sir, gi...ve me another chance! I have a plan.”“Do you now?” For the first time since the conversation started, Kent grew interested.“Much rivalry exists in the Coalition forces…like ours. Many of them believe they should not be lending aid to those who do not submit to their gods first or at least become a client state. We can use that.” Kent signaled for him. With her straight reddish-brown hair worn down to her shoulder blades and her sage-green eyes combined with the smell of her shampoo, Kathleen had to occupy her mind with something else quickly, else things might get a little damp downstairs. Violet stopped at the kitchen threshold and looked back at her sister, “So what do you want to do for a week?” Kathleen’s eyes snapped back up to her sister’s face; they had been intent on watching Violet’s ass work on her way across the den. She. Now the big guys hate me and I’m getting hit with piles of nuisance patent infringement suits. The thing that saves me is that I’ve always kept really good records. It’s just a big waste of my time and or course money, and they know it. I got tired of the war of attrition and always being on the defensive, so I got together a few lawyers from little country towns and we launched a bunch of “restriction of trade” and “conspiracy to restrict trade” suits. We got enough Federal Courts to rule our. Puzzled, she returned to bed, snuggled against Karl and fell back asleep."The Ghost was here! The Ghost was here!"Karl and Merry jerked awake to the cries of villagers milling in the town square. Dressing hurriedly and buckling on their weapons, they joined Roland and Hermione as they emerged to calm the crowd."Good people," Roland shouted, "What evidence is there that the Ghost was here?" The contents of my coal bin are half gone," one villager cried."My pottery kiln was torn open and the.