Confederacy Marines flooded into the room through the gaps that used to be doors; more Marines crashed in through the windows."Everybody... " Lieutena...nt Miranda Jones yelled before coming to a halt. She led the team coming in through the side doors."El-Tee," the Marine standing next to her said. "You promised me the mother of all urban battles." I ... don't ... appreciate ... the ... humor, First Sergeant," Lieutenant Jones bit off every word.The Marine threw his head back and laughed. "And now. Had I not known, I would have thought it was the drone of the ocean.Once inside, Harlow plopped on my bed, nearly spilling the drink she got "for the road." Not wasting any time, she reached into her purse and took out a condom, placing it on the bedside table. With a lascivious wink in my direction, she asked if I minded making out first."Of course I don't mind," I said, sitting down next to her and taking her hand in mine. I looked into her bright green eyes and put my mouth to hers. She. " Suggestion refused!" Captain Jeryth glared down at her. "This body is functioning perfectly normally!"There was a moment of dead silence on the bridge, then Captain Jeryth's scowl smoothed out as though it had never been."We shall take one hour to inspect Skryben for any damage that might have resulted from this series of jumps." His voice was calm and remote as always, and Rand almost wondered if he had imagined the outburst of a moment before. "At the end of that time, we shall proceed at. B on road shortly after.'He verified that the printer had paper and was checking the document format when the Main Street door buzzer sounded. He normally ignored it. People selling crap didn't interest him, and his few Levall friends would have called first. But, with his ongoing battle against the poster hangers, he checked the camera on the computer."Crap," he muttered. Janie Mendoza stood at the door, bouncing on her feet eagerly."Crap, crap, crap," he repeated as he ran down the stairs..