To one side was a tentwith the cold remains of a campfire in front of it. In the middle ofthe grove the grass had been burned back to create a circle...of bareearth. Gouged into the dirt was a trench forming a lesser and greatercircle. The lesser circle enclosed a pentagram and between the lesserand greater circle were a series of complex runes. Blood had been usedto fill the entire trench turning the ground black. In the middle ofthe pentagram a naked elven woman had been staked to the. I knew perfectly well that I could hurt Sam as badly as I wanted to Sunday. I thought about it; trust me, I thought about it. Instead, I just made sure there was no way he was going to get back up and go after Jenny again."She nodded. "I am going to have one more talk with Jennifer, probably at the end of the week. The fact is, Tom, people like me have more work than we can handle." A sad commentary on what we've become." I felt it in my bones, all through me. More than sad."Yes, but I'm sure. Adler gave me a going-away present, “No charge, Flint Murdock, enjoy them and come back again someday.”But this, out here in the open with Rebecca and Rosie, felt different. Hell, it was different. I would have liked to have lasted longer, but that was not in the hand they dealt me. I said, “Rosie,” real soft and Rebecca laughed, “Let ‘er rip, Mr. Murdock.”My mind wasn’t all that relaxed on the ride back to Little River. Rebecca and Rosie had waited until I was dressed to put their. That morning. Then he was spending the rest of the day with Drew's family, which he does all the time. I was sure that after whatever activity they had (soccer, kite flying, etc.), they would all go to get something to eat, or for ice cream, or to a movie or something like that. My mom said Bobby was staying at Drew's again that night, so I didn't think I had to worry about seeing him at all. Besides, he's loud as hell, so I felt certain that if he came home unexpectedly, I would hear him from.