Mattie noticed and deliberately kicked off her shoe. “Dammit!” She cursed, as she stopped, giving Amanda the chance to stoop down and help her as ...ark ceremoniously unlocked the storm door. “Are you okay, Mattie? Have you twisted your ankle?” Amanda leaned in and then whispered, “Mattie, you have to get out of here. It’s dangerous for you to stay. Mark is going to dupe Simon and I think he intends to abuse you again.” Mattie froze. “What? Why would he want to hurt me again?” She hissed.. “And for you, Marja?” Morgana asked.“Simply that you owe me and the Zielona Gora Lycana a favour, Mage Morgana,” Marja replied.“A very large favour,” Morgana promised.Next we went over to the Loegrians who were clustered around Olmer and Gindo.“I’m so sorry, Olmer,” I said to my shaken friend.“It wasn’t your fault, John,” Gindo replied for Olmer. “The bastards simply outnumbered us despite all your aid. But by the gods we took down those bastards who led them!” he finished proudly.“That we. When the Karenna fired a second volley of rockets and a second of the Letharian ship was destroyed. This one still had a large portion of its hull remaining. The Reaver was hit by one of the rockets fired at it. It now sported a massive whole in its starboard side a little aft of mid-ship. The damaged Letharian ship had signaled its surrender and was moving slowly up and away from the other ships being escorted by one of the hornets.The last ship was diving for the mist when the Karenna’s. You can surely make time for one dinner with a new friend," he demanded."Maybe later," I suggested. "I will tell you what though. I am coming off midnight shift this week. If you want to meet me in Dobson, I will split a pizza with you." You must mean Dean's Dungeon?" he guessed."Is that what the locals call Deans Pizza and Italian Deli?" I asked."Yes, have you ever been there?" he asked."No, Sarah in the lounge told me it was a good safe place to go on a date," I admitted."It is. Especially if.