He wants you to have a step up in themarketplace. His reputation is solid, it'll help you later on if/when yougo it alone."Angus wasn't happy but had ...o accept the job offer. His parents saw histhinking and knew he'd come around, especially as he saw just how badlythe four families were willing to go to get their way. They let it layunsaid, he'd be happy with the job eventually but the feelings were stillraw to him.Inside her room, Maisie was in tears as she greeted Fiona. Fiona saw herlaying. Get up right now, leave me your bows and run get an axe. Shoo." I said, waving them toward the camp. Then I hightailed it back to my tree. By the time I got there and had climbed up, I could see the two men being handed felling axes and being put to work on improving the rampart. That freed up a couple of scouts to come back into camp and grab bows. We'd recovered eight bows from the little raid.The news of our fight seemed to spread like wild fire. The next thing I knew, there were people. " Maybe you should just watch them," Judy said gently. "I'm not saying it's eternal love, but if not, it's the mother of all crushes. Give her a chance, please."Dani did not answer, but Judy could see her daughter struggling with the news. Judy gave a little sigh herself. Nobody had said things would be easy.Dani had never been to Josh's place before, and she felt way out of her comfort zone with the obvious display of wealth. David and Melanie were attending courses and would not be back until. "Leslie and Brett, slow down," Mary Ellen yelled as they chased each other out the back door. "Summer vacation is getting near and they will be home all day soon," Mary Ellen lamented, adding, "There goes my peace and quiet." "Why aren't they in school today?" Some teachers conference or something like that."They're getting big," Dana said with a smile, remembering how fast her daughter had grown. "Brett had his tenth birthday two days ago and suddenly he thinks he is grown up," Mary Ellen.