"Come, I have a surprise for you," I quip with a playful grin, grabbing your hand and tugging you towards the kitchen."Ok, close you eyes!" What!? You...want me to close my eyes, trust a nearly complete stranger who probably has nefarious plots churning around behind those blue eyes of yours?"I pause for a moment, thinking, "Yup, that's about it!"You look at me askance, a teasing smile tugging at the corners of your lips, before closing your eyes."No peeking now!" I add, as I see you trying to. "You mean..." We're getting out of here." Today?" Today." Tell me how."An hour before dawn, the rain had cleared and the fumes had risen back into the air. The ice rings gleamed yellow in the East in an otherwise dark sky in anticipation of the sun, and the surf pounding on the nearby coast could be heard as the tide began to rise. All around came the splashing of feet in leftover puddles and the clanks of harnesses as the pirates prepared their horse-drawn wagons. Through the untidy bustle. "How was your night hun, what took you so long?" Sorry babe, I had my phone in my purse and lost track of time, let's get home."We chatted normally on the way home, and I started getting excited about getting Abby to bed. She had a bit of a buzz on from the party and I was thinking she'd be well up for a bit of action tonight. As we walked in the front door she turned to me nervously and pulled me in close and kissed me."I need to tell you something and I hope you won't get mad. Remember how we. “These are now yours.”As they unwrapped the leather, they found two brand new katana hilts for them. “Sato, we couldn’t possibly accept a gift of this magnitude,” Dave protested, the surprise apparent on his face.“You can, and you will,” Sato chuckled. “You have each proven the necessary mastery of sorcery to wield these weapons. It is only right that I allow you to have your own. And besides, I wish you to have a keepsake of your time here. Please, take them.”Dave thought to object.