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"No," Lia, we’d see it from quite far away, I should think We’d have plenty of time to prepare for whatever it was"

Aaron nodded and dried his hand on his pants, keeping his eyes trained on the horizon Every now and then he thought he saw a bump or two far away, but then the buh one seemed to be quite consistent He stared at it until his eyes watered Closing the on the rocks by the water It see as Quill wasn’t about to be attacked frorew anxious again

"All right, well, that’s enough of that" He turned and started hiking up the rocky bank toward the palace As he cli was stuck in his craw and he couldn’t seeet beyond it

When they reached the driveway once more, Aaron turned to Liam "What do you suppose Gondoleery is up to?"

Liam’s heart skipped a beat "I don’t know, sir, but I’m not certain that I trust her to be fully, ah, supportive of you Ithe bolt of fire she’d hit Meghan with "I don’t trust her either She’s sneaky and dangerous Don’t be afraid to speak up if you notice anything aet a plan in place with General Blair, we’ll have the full support of the Quillitary, and we’ll no longer have a need for her I’ it’ll soon be time to send Governor Rattrapp back to the Ancients Sector Her usefulness to ht solve soest proble, but

As always, Liahtrope to walk, he mused, and his respect for the dearly departed Eva Fatho able to fill her shoes He just couldn’t mess this up Not for Artihan, as the only one who seemed to believe in him At least for now

The pressure was blinding

Aaron Scores

The trip to the Quillitary was slow and labored due to the extra weight of the barrels, and for a time Aaron feared they wouldn’t make it He was teine to ensure their arrival, but after having topped off the barrels so perfectly, Aaron didn’t want to dip into the precious liquid until the general had seen it

As they puttered along, Aaron took in the new, so view of the sea the entire way The Quillitary and Necessaries had done a decent job s it from the side of the road, down the slope, and to the shore Aaron had to ade how quickly he was growing accusto the water all around

When they finally arrived inside the Quillitary grounds, Aaron, Liam, and the driver wrestled the barrels of oil from the vehicle Aaron sent the driver away to wait for theet General Blair