After one vocal sob came from deep inside her, she said, "Oh, God, yes. YES. YES."I gathered Megan back in my arms, and she cried against my chest for... a couple of minutes as I hugged her. As she did I told her how happy she was making me, and how much I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her.Eventually, Megan got her emotions under control. She said from her position cuddled against me, "We aren't going to go back to an exclusive monogamous relationship, are we?"I turned the question back. Ants were always the enemy. Since they were children, they were taught to kill any ant they saw on sight. Any ant could be a spy for King Aecus…Except Aecus was dead, and this infant behind him was supposed to be their new ruler. Were they here to take the child away?Despite Shelly’s words, he held his ground. If they wanted the baby, he would hand it over, and good riddance. Shelly acted like she was okay raising it, but she would be better off without this constant reminder of what was done. "Captain there's something strange," said Erin."Yeah," I said wheeling a round to look at her."Those ships are small," she started."And your point is?" I said, then I regretted my sharp tone but my concern for Rachelle's welfare was getting to me."Well there's no system near here," she carried on."Shit yes," I slammed the armrest. "There must be a mother ship close by." Yes Captain," said Erin."Cut power, turn off all navigation scanners," I ordered. "Let's go dark and see what come up."We had. "Well that's as maybe, but I doubt that de La Zouche would travel from London to Waterloo merely on a whim."I rode from the baron's lodgings thinking that de La Zouche must have got the wrong end of the stick, and if any French soldier had gone into battle with diamonds in his pocket it certainly wasn't Pierre Blanchard. Perhaps some impoverished Brabant peasant had come across the body of the Frenchman who had borne them and was now a very rich Brabant peasant.On arrival at Queen Street my.