We were taken to the fancy hotel where the dinner was being held and were handed out. Our driver told us to call as we were leaving and he would be re...ady for us. Eve thanked him and we went inside to be met and ushered to the head table. I was seated next to her.It was upscale and the "rubber chicken" was actually quite good. I had been to these before and had learned to eat what was there because there typically wouldn't be much. We ate and made small talk with others close to us. It was time. "Living room," Scott instructed.The team pulled up seats in the living room and Scott said, "Okay, let's give it a while. We can go through some of the recordings and see if there's anything there."The team members with DVRs all put on headphones and started jumping through their recordings, randomly sampling bits of audio. Scott and Rick always did a full analysis of all the recordings in the days following an investigation, but sometimes the quick scans found something. Light shone on Karl's. They all looked to be one hundred years old but could have been much younger in a harsh land that aged the inhabitants far beyond their actual years.One of my troopers spat a juicy trail of chewing tobacco residue in their direction. I was relieved to see it missed the mark by a wide margin, because the last I wanted was a bunch of irate “peaceful” Indians creating chaos right in the midst of our only sanctuary.The Major in charge followed my advice to bolster our defenses and we spent the next. Try to loosen up!”Jessica crossed her arms over her bosom and frowned at Heather.Heather sighed again. “Come on, Aaron, kiss your bride.”I turned to Jessica and kissed her lightly on the lips. Heather threw up her hands in disgust.“You just got married! Kiss her like you mean it!”Heather grabbed Jessica by the shoulders and twirled her around so they were face to face. Jessica’s eyes widened in surprise and Heather landed her lips onto Jessica’s without warning.Heather closed her eyes and.