. Well, there's nothing I can do about it now, just steel myself and accept it.When we pulled up to the building of justice, there was a noisy throng ...of people outside the courthouse all abuzz, seemingly waiting for the infidel to be tried. I was led into an anteroom next to the actual courtroom from a side door and was instructed to sit and wait to be called.I could hear many people talking in the other room, but couldn't make out anything being said. I heard a gavel drop three times, the door. Zaglinder. We've not had the opportunity to thank your daughter appropriately, sir, but we will, we most certainly will."Well, Mr. Gulichov, I am not displeased with your initiative, or with Berl'ahan, or with my son-in-law. But, gentlemen, I am displeased that no one saw fit to trust that we'd give our approval to such a research venture. I was even tempted to suggest to the Captain of the Galaxy Explorer that he might wish to monitor the research activities of his scientists and technical. Rob pointed out the shooting lanes from the blind. He said there wasn’t anywhere to plant a decent food plot, but it might not matter.“I think the owner built this blind along a travel route. The deer move from where they bed to where they eat. I guess they must pass near here,” Rob said as he pointed to trails below us.We climbed down and continued our exploration. The topology was hilly with large rocks jutting out of the earth. The forest was dense, with small openings and meadows. Rob and I. I finished the summer still a virgin, and thought that the restart of school might protect me. I was now finished with my breadth requirements and all my courses were engineering courses with heavy study requirements. I deliberately looked for afternoon and evening classes for the upcoming semester. My plan was to throw myself at my studies and try to bore Bridget enough that she stopped chasing me.Unfortunately Bridget was not going to let her studies or mine prevent us from being together. It.