I was on my back, on the bed. It felt like I was naked, I couldn’t move my hands and my lower legs were bent back, against my thighs and held there... by some kind of binding, I could move my feet and my head, but nothing else. I rolled my head from side to side looking for my father, what the hell was happening? Was he hurt? Did someone kill my dad and now I was getting raped? Panic rose up from the well of my guts, and I started to scream. As soon as I opened my mouth a hand slapped over. “It was necessary, my Mage,” I finally said after a little thought. “Don’t ask me why, I do not know, but it was and if necessary I’ll get Marcus and Patrick to back me up and if they really push it, Hilda too,” I finished with a chuckle.“What makes you think they will?” Morgana asked, though I suspected she already knew.“Jude told me to follow my instincts and they’ll never let me down,” I replied.“Damn the man,” Morgana stated without heat. “If you tell Marcus that, they will back you up.”“I. 'It's thoughts then turned longingly toward it's Family Group and the nice warm nest, that up till this time part, had waited to comfort it, 'I'd best let Alpha-1 know about this delay or I'll never hear the end of the repercussions.'Bringing the com unit to it's sense cluster, Miklit tapped in the code for Home Nest and was immediately answered by one of the little ones, "Miklit, are you on the way home and are you bringing treats?" came the enthusiastic query of youth.The good humor this. I had sent a thought to Harvey letting him know I wanted to get together. He had replied with a location and a time. I could sense that it was Midnight who should show up too, not Sarina Kelvin. The location was the top of the Chesapeake Tower. Chesapeake Financial was a large banking and investing company, one that would be a multinational corporation back on Earth. Terana's communications and transportation capabilities weren't up to the task of supporting a true multinational yet. Despite.