Tombstone Estate

[Midori]

The military vehicle entered the driveway of the estate, surrounded by the many gardens that were all over the estate. As Commissar Katz and his men approached the entry gate, two very large, well armed and very ugly looking....humanoid.....figures stood at the ready, obviously startled by the presence. They were dressed in a suit of scale type armor, each with a very menacing looking sidearm, a sheathed knife and an even more menacing looking large curved bladed weapon which both held before them.

They knew of the Coalition but had never seen them. As they stood, standing off with these soldiers, a well dressed man came running to the gate.
"What in the bloody hell is going on here?" he asked with a look mixed of fear and concern, his heavy Bretonian accent very evident.
"They came charging in here without warning," bellowed one of the guards.

The well dressed man looked around at the men, "Please, lower your weapons," he insisted with a hand motion, "this is a place of peace."
The two guards complied as did the soldiers.
"Now that cooler heads are prevailing, what is this all about?"

Alvin Katz explained the attacks of Corfu and Freeport 5 and why he was here. It was at that point that Grady, the well dressed man, figured out who Alvin Katz was and that he was a friend of his boss.

"Ah yes," he said, "my name is Grady. I will allow you in but, eh, Misses Holliday isn't well. She, eh, read abot what happened and made herself sick over it. I must ask that you come in alone. If you must have a guard, well, I will allow two of your men with you. The rest will have to wait here but I will send out refreshments for them all."

Alvin entered the Estate house with Grady who pointed to a couch where Mrs. Holliday was laying. Her head was propped with a pillow and a quilt covered her up to her shoulders, her arms resting atop the quilt. Watching over her was a young, blonde woman in a doctor's robe. Seeing the soldier behind her, she slipped her glasses off and walked over to him.

"Be gentle with her," she said softly, "she's sleeping but it will wear off shortly. I had no choice. Sit with her if you want but watch where you touch her. I will be right back."

The doctor walked away, leaving Alvin with his friend in the large room where she slept.

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Married to Ambassador John Henry "Doc" Holliday