How can I help you?” I was beginning to get a very bad feeling.“So, you are Sergeant Reaper?” said the shorter of the two colonels. “You were ...n command of Outpost Whiskey, Anbar Province, on the night of June 6th through June 7th, 2007? Is that correct?”Suddenly I felt light-headed. Memories of that awful night began flooding back. I thought back to how I had killed my men that night. Could the Army finally be getting around to court martialing me? I had tried so hard to make up for that night. Youviolated one of my escorts, Ross. I can't let you do that."Ross looked frightened, but he tried not to let his 300-pound, 7 foot 3frame betray himself. "You don't scare me," he replied boldly. But I couldsee the fear in his face. And read it in his mind. (Being a wizard has itsperks. You'll never be able to bluff me in poker.)"Do you know what I do to bad men? Erin," I commanded, waving my hands ather, "I grant you a temporary memory recall. Tell this gentleman who youused to be, and what. ..” Mason says as he gets up to his elbow and the pain from his ribs send ripples through his chest.“Are you alright?” she asks rushing from the cave’s entrance.“I’m fine,” he says waving her off. “I just forgot about them.”“Well you better start remembering,” she says pushing his hands aside as she helps him to his feet.“So, like I was saying,” he continues once he is standing. “You think that thing gave up looking for us?”“I highly fucking doubt it,” she answers giving him a smirk. “It’s. When Kat returned, she was wearing the same type of towelling robe that Maggie and Michael were wearing. She was carrying her clothes.“I was feeling tired after the long drive and I realised it was late,” she explained.I saw that it was after eleven. The evening had been eventful, but it wasn’t over yet for Maggie. I thought I should leave Kat to sleep.“I’ll go back upstairs. I feel I should see what’s going on,” I told Kat.Kat looked disappointed.“I wasn’t trying to get rid of you. You can.