That's till I 'discovered' Cherish.It was another quartet who approached us and started it all.Somehow they must have sensed we were game for it. They...said they wanted to make a video of Mendelssohn's famous octet, scored for two string quartets, a gloriously youthful and energetic play for every instrument. They wanted to make the video on a remote mountain top. The sort of place where you can see a hundred miles in every direction but no-one can see you.They didn't tell us why that last bit. What’s going on, who is doing this, and the big question is WHY ME? I can see the target area from here as I crawl a little more forward. I am in my ghillie suit and crawl forward. I can see the little hut with about 20 gooks squatting around it. I wait until the leaders of these 3 groups come out of the hut. It appears we made it in time for the meeting. The rain stops just as suddenly as it started, I wonder how it does that? A couple of the gooks stand and I know it is time. Breathe now;. I could tell there was more to the story, but I didn’t press it.“Well, it’s nice to see you again. How is it seeing Claire after all this time?”“She hasn’t changed a bit.”“Not sure if that’s good or bad.”The two of us shared a laugh. Even her laugh was adorable. What is up with me? I don’t like young girls usually. I prefer women who are already well established in life, not college-aged girls my daughter is best friends with. Get it together, man!“What are you two giggling about?” Claire. To start with he was dressed in a very strange costume, a sort of long tunic and robe in a leaf green fabric that shimmered as he moved. He told me all about himself as he led me back through the woods, holding my hand so that I wouldn't stumble on any fallen branches. He said that he was a wood elf, one of the guardians of the trees, and that his name was Lithonien. He moved so swiftly and gracefully, almost as if his feet didn't touch the ground and, in no time, we were back in a part of the.