" Dawn sat up much straighter and glared at Mike. "I really don't want to talk about THAT. It was twenty years ago and I can't believe that you are br...nging that up again now after all these years. You're right. It is painful for me and I DON'T want to talk about it." She then stood, her face flushed angrily "I'm tired and I'm going to bed. Then without a good night, a kiss or hug, she quickly left the room and went to the master bedroom, changed into her nightgown and went to bed.Mike sat in. And found a stool at the corner of the bar. I followed about 15 minutes later, but sat about 5 seats down the bar and pretended not to know her. The bar was not very crowded. In fact the only men in there were some executives in their 60's talking business. Jennifer looked nervous, so I asked the bartender to set her up with a glass of wine. Jennifer typically doesn't drink and when she does, she drinks very slowly, but she downed this glass quickly to calm herself. I followed by sending. Brad glanced at the clock wondering how to get in contact with Janey and asking if she could bring Nicky to visit on Sunday instead of tomorrow, Saturday. He frowned as he remembered he was not to contact Janey because of the court order and wondered if there was a way around it. Finally he gave a shake of his head and decided not to worry about it, hopefully Janey would ring as was becoming her habit before bringing Nicky over. * * * * * ‘Tanaya smiled to herself as she limped into her kitchen. .. did my father send you? Are you here to rescue me?”“Your father? No, we’re just here to kill goblins and steal their loot. How did they capture you?”The boy seemed able to stand upright on his own, so Noah let him go, though he was struggling to remember. “I ... was being trained in hunting by a local adventurer that my father hired, a man with a red bandana. I had just shot a boar with my bow ... then I felt a massive pain in the back of my head and blacked out.”“Your father, is he a.