As you’re an insider, how do you suggest I spend my first evening here?’ He took her hand and drew her out onto the balcony, which had a view of ...the seasonally manicured grounds. He ticked off the highlights and indicated them to her. ‘There is the orchard.’ He pointed again ‘And over here is the greenhouse. It’s getting late, so it’s not the best time to visit, you’re probably tired and should rest up before dinner. Let me draw you a bath, give you a massage, and I’ll bring your dinner up to. I was responsible for the mess she was in. "It seems I must accept that high ideals and brilliance alone will not win the day. Violence and other troubles are following me like a bunch of groupies. Fred, when you told me of her job history, I had great doubts. The military has not recently endeared itself to me. But I recognized that the training provides some skills I do not have. Plus the ability to command violent retaliation seems to be easier for them. Maybe the time has come. Being. Lynn slid a coin into the slot, then another. Pressing her selection, she listened as it tumbles to the bottom. Lynn turned towards where the old woman had stood and seen she had only walked a few yards then sat back into an outdoor lawn chair, under the shade of a tin awning. Lynn reached down and pulled her soft drink from the dispensing area of the machine. Stood up and placed the cool can to her forehead as she turned more towards the old Indian woman. She began to notice the tables strung. " He turned to his trooper. "Or do you prefer a nickname, Trooper? Corda?"The soldier made a face. "That's what he called me, sir, the major, but it was just because he couldn't be bothered remembering a woman's name. Please don't say that."Suppressing a smile, the colonel nodded. "Accorda, then. Well, let us be on our way. Joe and Akakha will accompany us as usual, and also Accorda's native. Have you named him yet, Trooper?" Sir, I asked him, he just said something that finished up in 'gunga.'.