AGELESS CAMPAIGN, Episode II, Part VI.

[Queenie]

Ruby had quietly followed Ela around while she did her chores, lost in her own thoughts. There were quite a few things on her mind and all it took was just one word to remind her of some of them.

She tried to snap out of it. "Is there anything I can do to help?" Ruby asked her guide.

 

[Fenris]

George calls for the British delegation and the rebel delegation to come to the conference room. Once they arrive, he will announce the Queen for the finalizing of the treaty.

 

[Silver Moon]

Abby smiled and waited a few moments to answer as she considered. "We work well together, and you got over telling me things were too dangerous pretty quickly. As long as we both think we can behave like professionals when we need to, I think that could work out just fine.

"And thank you. For asking me. A lot of men, maybe most wouldn't have considered my opinion."

"I am not like most men. Your team has a lot of very formidable men on it, and is currently led by a middle-aged woman. That speaks volumes."

 

[Silver Moon]

She tried to snap out of it. "Is there anything I can do to help?" Ruby asked her guide.

"With the first two vendors no, but you might be of help with the third. He has an eye for Europena nd American women. The more distracted he is the better price I should be able to get."

 

[Silver Moon]

George calls for the British delegation and the rebel delegation to come to the conference room. Once they arrive, he will announce the Queen for the finalizing of the treaty.

Places are set up in the room, with a place for the Queen in the very center, to be flanked with Geroge on her left and her sister on her right. Colonel Hassan's chair is situated on the opposite side of the table so that he is physically between the other two delegations.

 

[Queenie]

"With the first two vendors no, but you might be of help with the third. He has an eye for Europena nd American women. The more distracted he is the better price I should be able to get."

Ruby smiled. "I'm sure I can help you with that. It's the least I can do after the nice day you've shown me."

 

[orchid blossom]

"I am not like most men. Your team has a lot of very formidable men on it, and is currently led by a middle-aged woman. That speaks volumes."

"I know. Believe me, I wouldn't have given you the time of day if you were like most men. When I decided to become an archeologist, I made other choices by default. And one was that a man like most men was never going to do. He wouldn't want me, and I wouldn't want him."

She looked up at the stars. "I left love to chance. It would come or it wouldn't. The fact that the chance is here... I'm more surprised than I thought I would be."

 

[Fenris]

Places are set up in the room, with a place for the Queen in the very center, to be flanked with Geroge on her left and her sister on her right. Colonel Hassan's chair is situated on the opposite side of the table so that he is physically between the other two delegations.

George sits in his chair, then stands up and heads over and opens the locked cabinet, pours a glass of whiskey, downs it, then closes the cabinet back up, locks it, and heads back to his chair. he gestures to Hassan to take his seat as well. Hassan sits as well and George signals the Ogre guards to let in the two delegations, while the Queen and Princess wait in a separate room to enter last.

 

[Silver Moon]

Ruby smiled. "I'm sure I can help you with that. It's the least I can do after the nice day you've shown me."

The first two food transactions go rather quickly. They then find themselves in a canvas-awning style tent attached to a building where a tall thin Egyptian man with a full head of dark hair and a long thing goatee is approached by Ela. She introduces Ruby to him saying, "This is Jabak, the man who I spoke to you about. Jabak, this is Ruby west, a personal friend of our new Queen."

 

[Silver Moon]

...Hassan sits as well and George signals the Ogre guards to let in the two delegations, while the Queen and Princess wait in a separate room to enter last.

Colonel Hassan announces the arrival of the Queen as everybody in the room stands. Neferka enters followed by a number of retainers. Her sister follower, accompanied by half as many retainers. They stand by their chairs and Neferka commands everybody to seat, as she too takes her seat.

She turns to George and says, "I will let my Interim Chief of Staff summarize the treaty." The scribes produce the half-dozen parchment scrolls. General Orabai and his generals have facial expressions that range from surprise to anger. One looks as though he is about to speak, but General Orabi makes a motin that stops him.