Altitude and stealth shields are advised. I want you to give me an unbiased report." Any particular reason? Might this have something to do with your ...unsettled feelings?" Yes, but that is all I willing to say before you take a look around."Rocky gathered his crèche mates and 'took them for a flying lesson'. Pete, in the interim, asked Amy about moving the Asylum if it became necessary, again on a closed channel."Boss, I haven't given it any thought at all." Amy replied. "Think we might like a. "You have to name something you are wearing, and let him take it off from you." You didn't tell us about that part!" Peggy was obviously flustered.I was grinning from ear to ear. "Come on," I said, "what'll it be?"She flushed, but then said, "a shoe".She and Bob were sitting on one side of the table, with Fran and I on the other. Peggy was across from me, and Bob across from Fran. I got up, walked around the table, and knelt beside Peggy's chair. She cautiously slid her foot out from under the. She stayed down, the worst possible posture for facing offa wild animal. But her eyes had become keenly adjusted to the night andshe could see the slavering mouth of the beast as it slunk towards her. Itgained confidence with each step and was almost at a trot when Melissa threw. One of the things Melissa was good at was baseball. Not that softballshit girls were always steered towards but the real thing. She wasn'tjust good at it; she was excellent and her fielding skills came to fore. "Charge bayonets!" came the order. Matthew and his comrades swung their muskets from their shoulders to extend before them, fingers away from triggers. "Charge! Charge! Charge!" They ran now all in one ragged line, muskets reasonably level, shoulders slightly crouched, some men cursing in German, others in English, a few praying loudly. A brace of cannon balls roared over their heads, and they ducked lower. "Halt! First line, kneel."Matthew looked behind him; there was not any second or third.