Gently, he lifted it and laid it across her shoulders, where subsequently she felt a tiny tug as he released one of the fastenings that held the lightning rifle in place. A moment later there was another tug as he slid the switch forward and the rifle began to hum. She did her best to play the helpless damsel while inside, she rejoiced in having a man by her side who not only recognized her capabilities, but meant her to use them. Gloria had frozen in place, but as one man, Jake and Tigg stepped protectively in front of her to block the fuming progress of her father, who, it seemed, would like nothing better than to haul off and backhand her. “Gloria?” one of the men murmured. “Oo’s ’e talking to, then?” “Well, girl? Out of my way, blackamoor. I want an answer from my daughter.” Tigg stared him down—literally, for the man was at least six inches shorter. “I am Lieutenant Thomas Terwilliger of Her Majesty’s Air Corps, and I’ll thank you to address me that way. I am not moving until I am certain this young lady will come to no harm.”
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