I just needed some edge to make you tell me the truth. The bedroom isn’t my usual method of interrogation. Nor is using my aunt’s letters from hom....’ For a moment, Cassidy met Jesse’s gaze. In his eyes, she thought she could see a bit of laughter, uncertainty, and something else – something that looked remarkably like interest. Unable to tear her own eyes away, Cassidy stood mesmerized. It was unclear how long the two of them stood staring at each other. They were interrupted when the door. ’ Harry Percy or Hotspur as he was known was the Earl of Northumberland and a great military man. They were one of the richest families in England and were relied upon by the King to hold the North against the Scots, but it wasn’t uncommon to find them on other military expeditions away from the rainy North of England. Sir Edmund de la Pole was the younger brother of the famous Michael de la Pole. He was a knight and had held the Captaincy of Calais for four years as well as being the High. Both sides had nuclear weapons. No one believed they would actually use them, because the mutual devastation would be unthinkable. And yet, facing the prospect of defeat, the North launched a massive nuclear attack, destroying every urban center in the South and a great many smaller cities and towns too. The only remaining government the South had was the military commanders of the South army that was in North territory. Apparently the North commanders were not willing to obliterate their own. I never did anything about it.It was snowing again after school, no surprise there. We collected some lake effect snow off of Lake Nipissing. What I didn't expect was to see Alice waiting with some guys just inside the doors. When I passed, she again attached herself to me. I assumed she would get a ride home since there were so many guys ready to do anything she wanted.Just outside the main doors she asked, "Where were you yesterday? I waited for twenty minutes." Some things I found are.