Eric frowned when they were interrupted but then changed dramatically when the obviously uptight woman said urgent. He understood following the rules and doing things by the book but what this woman did was just plain old rude. Sighing he looked apologetically to Ryan and said, â€œAlright then, lead on.â€ He really wanted to say something more but held his tongue. There was no need for it and though it would have made him smile it would have made him look more the fool than anyone else. She is just doing her job. He had to remind himself as he looked longingly at the food.<br/><br/>This would be the second time he had to leave a meal for something, the first was when he first met Ryan. That thought brought a big smile to his face which confused the woman greatly. Standing he motioned for her to go first and then waited for Ryan to stand when he said, â€œthis is the second time Iâ€™ve had to leave food for something, first time was when Iâ€¦introduced myself to your men. You donâ€™t think theyâ€™re still sore about that are you?â€ he asked a little concerned. He hadnâ€™t thought of that before, what if they were still mad heâ€™d, basically humiliated them.<br/><br/>Murdock looked up when there was a knock on his door. â€œEnter.â€ He barked not bothering to look up from his paperwork. It was about time they all showed up. He thought when it wasnâ€™t who he thought it was. â€œSamantha to what do I owe this rare honor.â€<br/><br/>â€œYou had better not be planning on deploying Kat for anything.â€ She said hands on her hips. The private which had shown her in looked very uncomfortable. Murdock waved a hand at the poor girl and she quickly ran out of the room shutting the door as she did so.<br/><br/>â€œOh sorry.â€ The private said when she bumped into the one escorting Ryan and Eric. â€œI would not go in there at the moment, Dr. Samanthaâ€™s on a rampage.â€ She said before quickly ducking away.<br/><br/>Eric watched as she left and frowned when he actually heard Samantha. He cringed and gritted his teeth. â€œShe is showing him no mercy today.â€ He said as if it were a regular event.<br/><br/>â€œYou had better.â€ He heard Samantha say as she walked out of the captainâ€™s office. The moment she saw Eric she honed in. â€œAnd you, if you let her damage herself more than she already is Iâ€™ll skin you. I did not go through the trouble of fixing the two of you up to be sent right back to me almost right away. Got it?â€ Eric nodded unable to speak. She was scary when she was like this. â€œGood.â€<br/><br/>Her demeanor changed when she saw Ryan. â€œI beg your pardon, Iâ€™m Dr. Samantha the physician on this ship. I apologize for that outburst but these two were basically just released from my care and now the captain is sending them off again.â€ She sighed and rubbed her temples before she said, â€œagain I apologize and I wish you the best of luck on your journey. Youâ€™re going to need it.â€ She muttered the last part as she walked away.<br/><br/>â€œOk, remind me not to get on her bad side.â€ Eric said when Murdock asked them to come in. He said nothing until Kat arrived.<br/><br/>â€œThere is a problem on Blandar. It would seem the Gendahl fleet are not taking to negotiations and from the information I am receiving from headquarters they have gone rogue. Since Riddick was taken out there is disorder and confusion. You three have dealt with them before and managed to do something about it.â€ He picked up a small packet and said, â€œRyan, this is your planet so I thought it prudent to inform you on what was going on. I am assigning these two in your care, whatever you need to do to get them away you let me know and Iâ€™ll do what I can to help.â€<br/><br/>He stood and handed the packet to Ryan. â€œIt is all the intel I have on the situation.â€ Leaning in a bit he said so that only Ryan could hear. â€œThis is a touchy situation, I cannot send down troops for this one as much fun as that would be. Do not worry about anything coming back to me if you need to do something that, bends the rules a bit, I have insurance to keep me and those associated with me out of the frying pan and fire.â€ Moving away he patted Ryan on the shoulder then turned his attention to Kat. â€œYou are going to have a very different time down there than before, do not, I repeat, do not do anything that would send you back to Dr. Samanthaâ€¦sheâ€™ll kill us both. That will be all you are to deploy as soon as you are able.â€