"Sorry to but in," she said, "but I overheard you talking about Mike Jackson. I used to go out with him too." What happened?" asked Jane."He dumped me..." she replied.Her name was Kristen, and we compared notes on Mike with her. We all had shared similar experiences with him. We exchanged numbers, and promised to keep in touch.***That night, I consulted the spirits. I found out others Mike had dated. Leslie, Terri, Jane, Charlotte, Marie, Laura, Sarah, Kristen, Carrie, and Cindi. I tracked them. After several minutes he was still holding me and kissing me justas passionately as he first started. My arms gave out and I had no placeto put them except around his neck. My tenseness relaxed, and I allowedmy jaw and lips to soften.His scruffy e beard foreign against my smooth chin and cheeks. It hadbeen a long time since I kissed anyone, and I forgot what it felt like tobe that close with someone, to tatse their saliva and breath. It wasintimate. There were moments when I had forgotten. Okay, that was what I wanted to hear. She and I went to the training room and explained what she was going to do. All five of the women were invited to go along with the change. Any who were not interested were told to start hunting a job at another bordello. All five were ready to join the new army when they found out that they would be treated as equals to the men. Actually, that may have been the deciding factor.I had the women all try out the prototype for comfortable fit, and every one was. Jack, I'm sorry. I didn't ask the lads for another full magazine for the Lewis gun. It was just a training exercise you see."I sighed. We were down half our firepower."Look! The Wyvern Balloon Corps are on the ball here. It's cast off its mooring lines. They'll show those creatures what for." I see it, Alfred. Also, the wyvern seem to have remembered us. They're done being scattered; they are following us." Well, just drag them over to our chaps. Perhaps we should be following combined arms.