I said, “Am I late?” “No, no, you’re quite on time. I think everyone else arrived early in anticipation of your arrival. “Tibby, I think you know most everyone here other than for Fleet Admiral Kophious. Kophious, I’d like you to meet Tibby. He w...
the Captain said, “we can’t risk you getting hurt. Trooper, leave the scabbard on your knife, but attack in full as though it were not there.” I smiled and the trooper did as the Captain ordered. He came at me swinging and stabbing with his knife. I evaded, baiting him ...
Attempts to find the site where the Brotherhood has been building the asteroid ships have met with little success, as the Brotherhood manages to abandon or move their production sites before the Federation can locate them. Meanwhile, efforts to secure a spy on the planet Esprit to search for Sis...
“He says he can’t. He thinks he can halt the progress, or at least slow it down, but he can’t fix it.” “What happens if he doesn’t treat it?” “Then I slowly lose my memory and my brain becomes as useless as a bowl of pudding,” I said. &...
Danjuma trying to calm her down. Kala immediately went over to the woman and tried to comfort her, but with little result. “What seems to be the trouble?” I asked the doctor. “What is this woman so upset about?” “I don’t know, I told her that her ...