Cooper pull up. She waved him into the passenger seat."I'm so sorry, dear I meant to be there as they let you out." Sheseemed to be telling the truth...."But Mr. Cooper feels so sorry about the whole thing. He was going to repair that closet door, and I guess he just assumed you were already gone for the day."Vermin glanced over the tops of this bandage to let her know he was listening. But wanted to remain quiet."Are you going to be all right, dear? I promise that we'll pay allthe bills. Oh my. ” Jake thinks to himself as he leads the stranger home. “Here, put these clothes on, they’ll be more comfortable. You’ll catch your death with those old rags on anyways.” “He’ll catch it anyway.” Jake thinks and chuckles. Jumping at the chuckle, the stranger turns around and looks at Jake. “Sir, are you okay? Are you sure you don’t mind me staying here?” “No, no, I’m fine and of course I don’t mind. But I have one question. What is your name my good friend?” Jake whispers in his ear and gently. She sipped at the steaming cup with satisfaction. She loved her new percolator. Perfect coffee for the perfect wife, or so the slogan went. Susy watched her little round friend sip at her coffee with satisfaction. Something was on the woman’s mind, for sure. “Thank you, Susy.” Linda took another sip of coffee and watched the steam twist and rise. She tugged at her blouse and asked about Patrick, Sally, and Adeline. The two women engaged in some small talk for a while. Susy’s brown ponytail. I beg of you to reconsider."Rithas knew the real reason. Rol did not see the Talrad Pass thrust as glamorous as the original invasion plan. But Rithas knew that the pass could give them trouble, and where Rol had proven himself well in a similar bottleneck, he was the obvious choice."I am sorry, Commander, but my decision is final," said Rithas, turning away. He began to roll up the map. "Consider this an incentive to get the battle won as quickly as possible. Once you get past Talrad, you will.