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For me, and I am sure for many authors, writing poignant tales of first love and coming out, is almost something that can write itself...we see it here so many times...what takes skill, is taking a truly detestable character and finding that spark of redemption. I think back to Aristotle's definition of what makes a tragic hero and for me, I believe you hit the mark...

On second thought, take the explosive device I mentioned in the last chapter, split in two and stuff one up the Captain's backside and the other up the Admiral's backside....

Is it too much to ask that once they have rescued Quigley's family and any other innocents to leave an explosive surprise behind???

Like the idea of infiltrating a band of mercenaries...

And on to the next item, will it be a difficult task or an easy one???

Is the Admiral about to enter cliffhanger hell??? What could possibly go wrong or right and where is the vampire ship????

Thank goodness, another cliffhanger....they'll live to at least the next one...or another, longer chapter...fire the frigging pulse cannon...NOW!!!!

Let's hope it is something they can do quickly and hope they don't confuse the vampire ship with a Lycan ship...

What is worse is that they are stuck in cliffhanger continuums...

I can't say it any better than the comments above. I had thought and still believe that Elisabetta may have had a few redeeming qualities somewhere deep inside her. In the end no matter how she viewed herself, she made the choice to remove the Cosmo's decision to jump. I believe that along with Luca's plea she saw he had a chance. It is a shame and everyone's loss that she could not see it for herself. I'm not sure I can say this correctly and apologize in advance, there are only so many times you can abuse, torture, and denigrate anything or anybody before they turn feral. I've witnessed what happens when a pet or a person is pushed over the edge, when all that is left of existence is fear and pain. I had to choose angry as my reaction, I'm angry that others are responsible for who/what Betta became. While I know life is never fair or easy, the loss of anyone diminishes us all. As with others, I think this is your finest chapter, a brilliant example of your craft and wordsmithing.

More to the point...is the world ready for any of this??? How soon before some miscreants start calling him the spawn of Satan???

Or being a puppet master...pulling strings from behind the curtain...

Pray tell...what could possibly happen next...another escape and recapture????

Humm...well now, time for another chapter methinks... Honi soit qui mal y pense - Wikipedia Honi soit qui mal y pense is a maxim in the Anglo-Norman language, a dialect of Old Norman French spoken by the medieval ruling class in England, meaning "shamed be whoever thinks ill of it", usually translated as "shame on anyone who thinks evil of it". It is the motto of the British chivalric Order of the Garter,

All valid points but any foreign DNA on articles of clothing or fabric should still be viable...Testing has evolved to the point some cold cases over 20 years old are now being solved...

They never miss much...do they??? Mother had lifted an eyebrow and simply said, ‘who is he?’. She knew me well enough to know that there weren’t lots of guys wandering through my portals. And now she wanted to meet him.

Ah...another form of omission, no you krazy korner denziens, not the nocturnal type... “I begin to see that truth is only a level of omission, Minister.” “Jamie, that is one of the cleverest things I have ever heard you say. I am proud of you!”

Had to post this thought before reading any other comments...where and how does the Minister for/from Wanking use this unique ability...and to what ends????

Might this then explain the appearance of the Dreader in the last chapter?

Has/did Thomas finally find his big boy pants? For god's sake finish that conversation....

Could it be the hidden, unseen hand of the Guild???

St Vincent I believe is beginning to see that crossing Grainger comes at his own peril and Chalmers just may be in for a very rude awakening...and lastly we have come to see Grainger engage in another battle, one where he has a superior, tactical position...

How will Simon escape this trap???

Let's see how they get out of this mess...

For something so necessary for the continuation of their mission, it is surprising everyone they met on this volcanic world, considers Parstiline to be junk...will this be the way with the rest of the items they need??? It makes one wonder what the intrinsic value is....