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days to which I answered that we would. Once off the ship I again set the shield to max as we stepped away. Several deck hands jumped backwards in surprise as the Saxon vanished.
    The Ambassador was greeted by two of his staffers and his first request was that a feast be brought to his council room. We were invited in and seated at a grand table. Minutes later a number of servants brought in dish after dish of what was considered Gidden delicacy. Several bowls contained what looked like the equivalent of fish eyes while several more were full of small slimy wiggly creatures. The Ambassador wasted no time in grabbing a handful of the wigglers and popping them into his wide mouth.
    He gestured for us to dig in and I thanked him and then gestured towards the food packs on our belts. He let out a hardy laugh and then continued to fill the void between his jaws. When a female servant brought in a new dish he reached out with his long thin right arm and gave her a goose as she passed. She smacked his hand with a scowl and then left the room.
    He then turned back to me and asked if the females on our planet were as delightful. I gestured towards the seven that were seated at his table and said that I was sure we all believed we were delightful. He hesitated for a moment before coming to the realization that human females were the ones with bumps on their chests. He then looked me up and down as he consumed another handful of wigglers.
    After the meal we were given a brief tour of the station which included a display about the Gidden home world. The holo-screen was of a much higher resolution than ours making the presentation look as though it was actually right there in front of us. The current display had the capital building with a broad terrace where countless Gidden and other beings were moving about with their business.
    I didn't realize the display was interactive until I reached my hand towards it and the tiny simulated beings began to flee from it. I quickly apologized to which Kurg again laughed. He later stated that he enjoyed showing off the display to newcomers as many of them had the same reaction.
    After three days on the station as Earth's Ambassador the command came in for us to return to Alnitak so that further information could be gathered about the Frekkin invaders. Why were they there? Had they followed us? And were they aware of where we currently were?
    Before leaving I asked the Ambassador if they had any bio-scanners available on the station. I was concerned that perhaps I was carrying some type of device in my body that had been used by the Frekkin to detect our location at Alnitak. He asked an aid and I was escorted to a medical lab on the floor below where we were staying.
    I reluctantly removed my BGS and after a thorough scan the Gidden doctor pulled up an image of my foot. There, located up under the skin in the arch of my right foot was a tiny bio-transmitter. The signal was so low level that the doctor had only decided to rescan the area after an anomalous signal was detected. A deep scan revealed an unusual organization of cells that in their current configuration emitted the low signal. The doctor remarked that it was some impressive bio-engineering.
    I asked if it could be removed and he said he would be delighted to do so if I was to leave it for his study. I agreed and the micro-surgery was conducted. I remained in his office for another deep scan before putting my BGS suit back on.
    Hershen was checked immediately after and two such bio-devices were found. One implanted at the base of his skull and the other in the small of his back. After the cellular transmitters had been removed the doctor bid us good-day as we left the lab.
    In my final talk with Kurg I reminded him that if the Frekkin knew where I was on-board the Blake Adventure, they probably now knew where I was on his station. He let out a sigh and then assured me that he would be notifying the proper defensive authorities. Also, the