In any event, you seem to be coping admirably well." "Where in the name of the goddess am I?" Donnie demanded. "Turn your head to the right. You shoul... be able to see a light. That's the direction you need to go in." Donnie did as the goddess had suggested and sure enough he could just make out a faint light. There was no way to tell how far away the light was and he would need to tow the unconscious man along. It was testament to how Donnie had grown into his service of the goddess that he. Both John and Alyssa had made quite a reputation for themselves but it was a small town and that was easy to do. Her phone vibrated again signaling Johns reply "There's a party in the field tomorrow night, maybe we could sneak off from there?" That was a good idea, one she wouldn't have thought of. "Okay, we'll figure it out then. " was her reply. The field was where they had all of their parties. She knew there'd be at least a hundred people there tomorrow night so John and her could slip off. "And if I understand it correctly, you have all these women around you because you have some 'connection' with them that you will need for this upcoming battle," Penny said it as a statement, but she was looking for confirmation."You're pretty close," I told her. When I didn't say anything else, Penny continued."I knew when I accepted the position as your Chief of Security, that it was not an ordinary personal protection job, but I had no idea that it would involve all of this," Penny. "Tim said nothing. He thought it the wiser option."I really am fed up with him. We do nothing together. As long as he's fed and watered that's it. He shows no interest in anything I do and, I have to admit, I'm not much interested in anything he does." I'm sorry."Henrietta moved closer and looked up at him with the hint of tears in her eyes. "I just don't know what to do." She bit her lip and then fell against him and started to cry.Tim's response was reflex. He put his arms round her. Hers.