’ Stephano laughed. ‘One day I am going to put cameras in the helicopter so we can see what goes on in there when you two are alone. How long does... it take both of you to clean up that place when you are finished?’ ‘It doesn’t take us as long as it takes us to get it messy.’ ‘I’m going to have the Department of Health check it for suspicious microbes and see what they come up with.’ ‘Unless you have something for us to do, can Rita and I get back to what we were doing. It’s a lot more fun than. If you are true to what you say then dispose of the humans.”“Thank you,” he says sincerely. He normally would just go through with the act, but he needs to gain some form of trust in the ancient. “Can I expect help in the form of soldiers?”Avyanna lets out an energetic laugh. “Afraid you’d lose too many in a battle with how did you put it ... ah yes, humans that I should not underestimate.”“Yes, Avyanna. I don’t want to underestimate what these humans are capable of. They have stopped us for. They swayed back and forth like dancers to a beat I couldn't hear, beckoning to me.I opened the window, letting in the freezing air. The breeze carried in the scent of wet earth and snow and old leaves, whipping the papers s**ttered on my desk around. The hills were almost black in the distance, distinguished from the sky that was full of brilliant stars shining above. I stared out the window, losing myself in the cold breeze that blew over my flushed skin. After becoming aware that I was. “You’re still vested. How much longer will you two be?” “Give us another five minutes, Sir, and we’ll be done,” chirped Erica. “Okay, five minutes. And try to nip the gossip, please.” I closed the door, but remained just outside. I wanted to see how much more Meredith would reveal. But all I heard were whispers. At the end of five minutes, I knocked again. “Ready?” “Ready!” they replied in unison, and the door opened. They were both still in their albs, standing shoulder to shoulder in the.