She had the key to Gloria's moods—a power held by no one else. It was for Brenda to wind Gloria down at the proper time—and for her to determine t...e correct moment and means to do it. It was a responsibility as well as a power, and she employed it wisely.The three women finished their coffees and then quickly piled into Brenda's car to set off for Sunrise School. As Brenda drove she wondered to herself if it had been wise for Gloria to invite Trudy for a drink from the grail. After Trudy's. Unless they had some secret weapons in hiding, he didn't think much of their chances of standing up to an organized Military unit. He could tell his troops and the survivors were fairly evenly matched except they were probably a lot more vicious than the townspeople and had a lot less to lose when it came to the conflict of battle.One of the females was a girl called Tamara with short blonde hair and a chin that was chiseled in stone. She wore only a few animal skins and a homemade set of boots. Kennedy smiled. "I want you to write on that paper 'I will not use magic except to save someone else's life or my own life or to keep someone from harm.' Sign it, prick your thumb and seal it in blood," Kennedy told Rosalie.Kennedy turned to Harriet. "Mr. Glastonbury has had me doing a lot of reading this spring about magic and all sorts of interesting topics. I just didn't think I had any magic. I can't levitate a pencil. I can't create a light ball. That's all supposed to be Magic 101." That. Dinner was also fun. Stacey looked stunning in a short skirt and blouse. I couldn’t tell if Stacey and John were just having sex or if they had something deeper between them. They seemed very comfortable with each other but not like they were in love. Still, you could tell by the occasional stroke of a hand or a look that they had hot chemistry. We had some drinks before dinner and more during. John and I actually didn’t drink as much since we were going to drive but the girls got to work.