“It’s all just point and click. It requires a little time to set it up, but one portal links to all others. It would be possible during an insurre...tion for a rioting horde to pour into the military base, hence the lockout system and prevention of portalling anywhere other than another portal.”“Oh right, another security measure that only works if you don’t have an enemy like us,” I chuckled.“Yes, John,” Roxanne nodded with a grim smile.*** “You have done well, Seeker,” Karkol stated to Crnnch. Even the psyops (psychological operations—propaganda, etc.) can't compete with Allah. Remember that these fucking guys outlasted the Russians and then the locals were harsh with those who joined the communists." In my job, we read and talk a lot about asymmetric warfare. The idea that force-on-force battles may be a relic of the past. How long has it been since you've had a real engagement in which you could go full bore?" Not here. It's mostly tactical close air support when we need it. A. Mandara had also been shortened to a blade length of 32 inches. I quickly expanded my wards to be sure that those with me were still covered before checking on them.Bob, Cassius, and Binne were still seated at the table where they had been before the other Demons had burst in. They all looked like they’d been assaulted by something, but then I remembered using the Power Phrase and my Dragon voice. The invading Demons looked much the same. Still, they had been inside my ward and should have been. But we were young, and we both knew our relationship likely wouldn't last forever. If we were meant to be together, we would find each other again someday.Jamie, Leanne, and most of Kaia's other friends were also graduating and moving on. So on the same day, I not only lost my breathtakingly gorgeous girlfriend and most of her wonderful fuck-buddies, but I also lost that loving and anchoring romantic presence in my life.Two weeks after the academic year ended, Mrs. Robinson quit the University.