" I just wanted you to know what we?re up against. Now what?s going onbetween Beth and you?" I could ask you the same question, she was lukewarm about...helping, shecomes back from the walk around, and she is committed to the end. What?sthat all about?" Dylan waited for an answer."Simple, I knew her commitment was at best lacking. I talked to her asone practitioner to another and explained the fallout of an uncontrolledrelease of the magic energy on an unsuspecting world. Until last night,did you. He doesn’t stir, oh, maybe moans and wiggles a bit just to make her think she might have wakened him, but settles into a position from which he can still eye her stealth. She let’s go her baited breath and pours a liberal shot of Lemoncello into each glass. He notes what a pro she is… she tilts the glass so there is no gurgling. When finished, she clunks the bottle down, no longer caring whether he’s awake or not. Ruby pads over to the bed and sits down to his right, her soft buttock pressed. I didn't know 'bout his threat at the time, but, jus' by coincidence, I decided ta put out more snipers. I figured that, without outriders, there wuzn't much chance of the snipers bein' found by guards, soz we didn't need two-man teams any more. In fact, all nine of us left Ezra ta drive the chuck wagon an' went out with our rifles on kind of a hunt fer bad guys.I know, it ain't a joke when ya plan ta kill somebody what don't know ya're aimin' at him, but we wuz kinda light hearted as we left. Mr Billson continued to glance up accusingly at Mike but let the issue drop. Half an hour later one of the other volunteers came into the sorting room with a large pot of tea and a plate of biscuits. Work stopped as tea was poured and biscuits dunked. Miss McGuire wandered off to the loo and Mr Billson looked around and noting that the room was empty, took the opportunity to sidle up to Mike. He muttered softly to Mike."You know, I don't really mind what you do with the clothes you get ere' you.