“No, as Sovereign, I have many duties to which I must conscientiously attend. We have Tip-Alik and his followers mostly in custody. However, on occasion, we still find pockets of insurgents, stragglers if you will. Rest assured, we are remaining quite diligent. Furthermore, you should be safe from any other mechanical malfunctions. We have...shelved the abort program, for now. Is your daughter doing well? What about everyone else?” asks Qual-ict.

“Everyone is fine. I was speaking to Camille earlier today. She was shaken, but she is a strong, wonderful woman. I’m very proud of her,” replies Doug.

Qual-ict leans against the car he arrived in and asks, “Is there anything I can do for you before I take my leave?”

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