One of the agents, after looking at the blueprints, moved to where the utility connections were and disconnected the phone line. Another agent set up ...a multi frequency blocker, disabling all wireless communication, except the FBI's select channels. Now it was time to move in.They weren't there to cause a scene; the black cars were hardly noticeable. Their movements were smooth and practiced.Special Agent Downs felt that uneasiness in his stomach, as he always did, when he knocked on the front. I had done what generations of feuding lords had not; bring the entire Southern Duchies together for a single great cause, and under the sword of a single man. The crown was there, offered to me for my taking ... and I said 'No'. Three times. The Foole couldn't believe it and he spent the next week trying to talk me into accepting it, and he nearly succeeded, but Gwenda told me that I'd be miserable within a year, and I'd start to lop off annoying noble heads right and left. She was right .... She sat up as the door squealed open. Shawn knew this was all that damn vampires’ fault, he knew vampires had the power of seduction, yet he was quite shocked that it worked on an alpha as powerful as Alex it usually took an older more powerful vampire to do so. He pulled the door open to Eva’s cell and walked in. He stepped up to her growled at her ‘What did you do to our Alpha?’ Eva looked at him like he was a juicy steak as she was a fledgling and could not take the lack of blood, ‘I really. " He gave a tired laugh. "Your idea of crossing the Orlan is a good one, but it will be days before we can." I've thought of that." They stepped off the dock, onto dry land. He turned to look back at the single masted sailing ship. "Remember that small Kikker settlement the road passed through? The one with the dock, half dozen houses?" Yes." Captain Putaski's voice indicated he suddenly understood the as yet unstated plan. James nodded."Send a ship there, with supplies. The one I came in, say..