Theoretically, we were safe and wouldn't have to be vigilant and on edge all the time. In practice, we could probably relax somewhat, but there was s...till a danger from pirates and we were still unsure of our reception from the locals. In other words, unlike Terran controlled space, while not every ship we saw was going to be hostile, they wouldn't necessarily be our friends either.After I finished my shower, I joined Miri on the bridge where she had already gone to relieve the guys. She was. The store attendant was sitting behind the cabinet and watching some court show on the television. He looked over at me and did a double take, rising to his feet with a smile on his scruffy face that needed a shave. He walked over to me, looked down at me and said, "Hi, sweetie, welcome to (the name of the store) can I help you with anything?" I looked at him and said that I wanted to watch a few of the films in the arcade which was in the back of the store. He said, "Sure, baby, no problem.". He sat back up and looked into her eyes to see madness and hatred. He told his sceptre to appear and then touch it to her forehead as he whispered a spell. Matilda went limp and unconscious as he completed the spells.Hetty had collected Shadow and was petting her to calm her down. Ricky was looking at her in gratitude when he was startled by his grandmother.In a conversational tone, Angeni said, “Did you kill her?”Ricky shook his head as he got off his cousin. “No. But the nasty spells and the. ”Kort’s eyebrows rose. “And what did Jyon and his new companion say about this, when you asked?”“We did not ask.” Svend admitted. “Both of us were surprised beyond words.”Kort frowned. “Then what happened?”“We followed them back to the house you gave to Sygraid.” Svend explained. “We were able to see Jyon and this stranger conversing in a language neither of us know. Then they posted guards from their war-band and we had to withdraw.”“Would you not post guards, if you were strangers and had.