Sometimes even the Leader of Humanity just wants to get Out and About by herself...   -----     Chapter 28.      "So, Captain Austin, how do you find the Arena, now that you have returned and had some time to accustom yourself?"        Ariane felt that she did quite well not to visibly jump at the deep, sonorous voice that she associated with the most severe beating she had ever taken. True, she'd emerged victorious, but despite that great and dramatic victory, what she remembered most about her battle with [ Continue reading... ]