She flailed, grumped and groused about not wanting to eat, but after her first bite of non-acidic sliced fresh fruit and a breakfast roll, she quieted down and actually sat up to eat and sip her water as she pecked at the good sized tray of food.
Getting her dressed and out the door was another matter. That did not happen until just before noon. He did know her well enough to guess that time fairly accurately, which meant he did not have to reschedule the dropship they'd be taking for the trip.
Persephone sat next to him at the front of the ship's forward bulkhead just behind the flight deck and dozed peacefully against his shoulder as they flew. This time they were escorted by a completely different Home Guard security squad, sitting ducks-in-a-row across from him. Samson figured th
