I'm hoping this will help bring her out of that emotional straight-jacket her folks have her in."Norma had said the magic words - it would help his fr...end. Dropping his shoulders, he took off his shirt. As he dropped the shorts, he said with resignation "Send her up here."He did a good job of composing himself. The two weeks really had changed him. He stood in the middle of the room, facing the door, and when she timidly walked in, he spread his arms and said "This is me. Not too much to look. ," and I gave her a new bearing that would get us to the next station. We came out close enough to that station, and Chris took over the compass and I became the counter. Marge also helped with the counting and the compass, and we finished while there was still daylight.When we checked in at the final station, we gave them our number, the map, and the Army compass. The Instructor there checked his sheet and noted down our finish time before looking up at us."You ladies have done this before,". Cruvik told them of himself and his band, told them that the force he had brought with him before was but a small number of the men he commanded. That he in fact led all the marauding gangs throughout the Mehann Mountains.He told them, in no uncertain terms, that he would have the tribute he expected and that if they continued to resist him, the “soldier” as he described him, wouldn’t be the last example he made.His dismissive tone as he spoke of her late husband was the last straw for Milena.. " Fascinating Giles. You're Canadian. Why would a ship from the American Empire attack their Princess' ship?" Jackson asked."Hey I'm not a member of the America First Party. Why should I know. Except that most Americans don't like Europeans much and the French head the list." he replied, "Maybe some faction decided that a dead Princess is better that one married to a Frog." So why not kill them both outright?" Gina asked."Who knows? There's some piece of the puzzle we still don't have," Saundra.