Nynivea had been rude to the captain a few times when she had caught him whipping his men to get to them to work harder. Aliane knew that he had been ...itching to see her get, in his eyes, her comeuppance.Nynivea, who had been screeching incoherently up until now, began beseeching Aliane. ?Your Highness, please, make him stop!? Aliane watched with interest as Master Elan raised his open hand high and smashed it hard into Nynivea’s round left buttock. Nynivea’s whole body jerked forward. I was surprised, and made me jump a little. I smiled at them and looked for my girlfriend. Everyone was waiting for my response."Where is Emily?" I asked everyoneNo one answered me, and were looking at the ground. My smile quickly diminished. I didn't know if she was going to surprise me, or she was just missing at the time."Where is she?" I asked again."Hunter, there is no easy way to tell you this, so I'm just going to come out with it. She's dead." My mother said.I thought she was joking at. Needless to say she is a far cry from that now. Sandy is 5’ 3” approximately 115 pounds, with straw blonde hair and sexy green eyes. As gorgeous as she is, I didn’t look at her with lust when fate brought us back together. Maybe it is the ‘Westermarck Effect’, or maybe it is just my naivety. It also may be due to the fact that I have absolutely no sexual experience with any girls.My grandmother had become ill and I accompanied my Dad to Missouri to visit her in the hospital. We live about a. But we don't need it to IM. Does your computer have a web cam?" Yes." I'm aboard the Flying Dutchman. We can switch to visual. And yes, the translator is working." Good. I've found our first research project. Remember our discussions on possible plant life that could help with AIDS issues?" Yes. You told me that there was several possibilities you were thinking about." True. Well, I thought I'd start with Sutherlandia." Haven't I heard something about them on the email list we belong to?.