"Boss!"

Hitomi turns and looks at Vorin angrily, "What?!"

Vorin puts his hands up in front of him defensively revealing that he is holding a map, "Ok maybe I should go talk to Meg," as he backs up slowly he smiles, "You alright?"

"Yeah, just a headache. Sorry 'bout that."

" 'S ok"

"So watcha got?"

"Something you're not gonna like." He starts to fidget and look at the map. Then he fusses around with the map some more.

"You gonna tell me?"

"Right. Well you see," he fidgets again, "it's like this," he fidgets some more.

"Tell me already." She growls.

"Yes ma'am," he straightens up and looks anywhere, but at her face.

"Full report."

"You sure you wouldn't rather have Meg give ya the full report?"

"NOW!"

"Yes Capt.!"

"I'm waiting…"

"Kitash has it's entire army out and ready."

"There's more."

"Yes ma'am. They plan a sweep, no mercy. We are permitted to leave without any trouble due to the fact that we are neutral. The Alliance will be over run unless…"

"Unless?"

"We can cut a path around the back allowing for reinforcements to come to the Alliance's aid."

"But?"

"That cuts off our neutrality. Thereby making us the enemy. We can get out scott free and let all of the Alliance and it's men die or we can aid, hopefully win, either way no profit."

"If we send this information to the Alliance will they have enough time to change tactics?"

"No ma'am, either they receive assistance from us or they die. No alternatives."

"Shit!"

"Yes ma'am."

(author ~ more of a tease than a chapter…still I hope you enjoyed it anyway, ano I know its been a real long time since I wrote anything, demo I'm having trouble w/ my bouts of creativity. NOT writers block. I don't believe in that. I was taught that writer's block is an excuse to not write that gains pity. So it's not writer's block, it's trouble w/ creativity. Hai now my not working on this in almost 2 months feels justified to me and I didn't say I have writer's block! Yay. Oh does any1 still read this? 'Cause if you do…tell me…so that I don't feel like I'm doing this just for myself…onegai?)