" She looked confused but didn't say anything.We drove into the parking lot and I parked the car in an out of the way place where it couldn't be spott...d by anyone unless they were actually going to go into the parking lot. I popped the trunk and took a blanket out."Follow me," I told Stacia as I started down towards the football field. The gates were locked but I just hopped the fence and lifted her over. It was dead quiet out except for the occasional cricket chirps. I held Stacia's hand as we. .. oh... 1770 or thereabouts.The smell of their hickory smoke mixed with the wonderful smell of the last stand of first growth one hundred to two hundred foot tall white pines nestled in a little valley between the dunes north of town told me the light wind was out of the north.Daybreak.Anderson Salvage steam tug number 2 must have a contract for a tow because they saluted the Lifeboat Station as their massive bow slowly assists the tide leaving the lake.Another morning ... weird dream .... I left on a cheerful note with many wishes for my safe return, but I knew that I would never come back unless there was some great danger that I had to fight. I had the strongest feeling that such a danger was forming in the East, and I needed to look into it. The beginning of winter was not a good time to travel, but I simply could not resist the urge.As soon as I was out of sight of the village, I transformed into my wolf shape and settled into a steady, fast paced trot. I was moving about. But three posts spanned the middle of the cellar, and the one I was chained to was in the middle, nearest the steps. I guessed the floor would not collapse if it was suddenly removed. I hoped it would not anyway."Let's dig some more," I said to the woman, and we went back to our cooperative efforts with me jamming down the blade with my boot while she held the short handle, her arm about my waist. It was almost pleasant and certainly stimulating. She tossed the debris aside, and we stayed.