They were talking for well over an hour when Inger perked up then vanished. Jake looked up and nodded he figured that Mary would want Inger sooner or ...ater, as he was sure she wanted him again as well. Finally agreeing on a sound strategy Juno and Jake shook hands. Leaning over Jake started to whisper into Juno's ear, which caused his eyes to fly wide then he nodded and sat to wait. Jake rubbed the talisman thinking of Trully. "I am here Master Jake is all well?" Trully said as she looked about. He spoke gently but to Tegan he might as well have been standing right next to her.“Ladies and gents, or rather I should say, angels and devils.” He paused for the polite chuckle that rippled through the crowd “We thank you all for your presence this evening, especially those of you that have brought sacrifices.” He paused again to raise his glass in salute and a few glasses raised in response.“Now, we will proceed with the evening’s events. You have all been welcome to be present in the first. She did not argue the point. ‘And you miss yours?’ she asked. ‘Yes,’ he replied immediately. ‘There is something comforting about the wild, Lura. It is always changing, always moving with the seasons and the winds, but never truly different. The deer come and go, as do the bears and wolves. The rains come, feeding the thirsty ground, and the storms come to purify the air. Out here, there is only the survivor and the prey, the hunter and the food. You always know where you stand in the wild.’. The final 32 competitors had been decided with the top 8 seeds having automatic entry and the next 132 world ranked women competing for the remaing 24 positions in the preliminary. There were quite a few newcomers but like WomensTennis the top few were comfortably above the rest, and most thought the new faces were merely a reshufling of the deck chairs on the Titanic.Anyway enough of the preamble,here are the final 32 competitors picture and profile which open up in another window at my free.