His sharp eyes identified infantry troops and robots on barges and boats.There was no way he could see approaching the ships without being seen. Narth... and Brana could teleport them of course, but exposing their psionic talented assets to the other pirates was not something the captain or he wanted to risk at that time. If one of the pirates recognized Brana as a Delicate or the Narth, all pretense was out the door.The other side of the path they were on became a steep hillside with many. The techs and AIs are trying to get their shipyard set up to finish off a cruiser they were building and get it manned by them.”“Well, good for them,” I nodded.Hratt and Tret were in conference with the Empress and her security group, essentially giving them a briefing on the current situation. Also in attendance was Vangis, representing the Trenoc Alliance.“So, we have a secure base to begin our campaign from?” Amantil asked.“Yes, Serenissima. The Trenoc have been most accommodating,” Tret. As I followed her through her house I couldn't help but admire her ass it was perfect. She even wiggled it as if she knew I was staring at it.It all happened too fast as soon as I entered the room, immediately I was tackled by her friends Harley and Olivia. Taken by surprise I was easily tied to the bed. "What the fuck" I tried to say but they stuffed a sock in my mouth. I knew these girls, Olivia has dark black hair, lovely olive skin, she was the shortest of the three. Whereas Harley is tall. All it took was a touch, and she had an orgasm. She needed another drink!When she came downstairs, Ron and Paul were sipping brandy, minus the coffee. She poured herself one and they made idle chatter for a while. Ron carried the conversation, without ever mentioning the movie. He knew each had their own thoughts, and were trying to sort them out. They were, also, drinking more than they should. Paul wasn't too drunk, but tipsy. Peg was out of it, and needed help getting up the stairs to bed..