Phylicia had just awakened and was going through her daily routine when Freeman knocked on the bulkhead outside her quarters in the pod. Heather Stevens, who had been assisting her in dressing, answered the knock and then quickly showed the big guard in.
“What is it?” Phylicia asked impatiently.
“Ma’am, Murdock has come,” Preston Freeman exclaimed excitedly after he had bowed. “He wants the entire council to meet him out toward the river!”
Everyone in the room watched with bated breath to see how Phylicia would react.
“I don’t care what he wants,” Phylicia boomed finally. “He can wait out there until hell freezes over!” Phylicia started stomping around the room, and everyone knew she was highly agitated.
“He is only going to wait until midday, Ma’am,” Preston stated.
“And then what?”
