And, yes, I have had it. I'm not a goody-two-shoes completely. In fact, if Jess has any rum, I could be persuaded to pop some in my Coke."Sophia laugh...d. "Rum? Really? Next time Jess breezes by, I'll ask her." There she is." Jess! You got any hard stuff?" A little. Right over there. You steppin' up from beer?" Nah. Warren likes rum." Prep Boy likes the hard stuff? Wonders never cease..."Sophia giggled. Warren just smirked and dumped some rum in his coke.The party filled up quickly. A few people. Panicked, I looked to Charles who was nodding gently.“There is your Highness,” I answered, praying that someone nearby had an extra sword. Again, the Captain of the Palace Guard came forward, this time bearing my father’s longsword.“Shit,” I thought as my eyes misted over while the Captain girded me with the sword and scabbard.“A sword has two edges, one to cut to the truth, and one to administer justice in the name of the King. The scabbard is to sheath the sword and to remind a Knight to be. She rushed in to save Angela, dagger in hand. The female knight beside the leader pivoted, charging to meet Sophia.“No,” Angela shouted. “No, no, I surrender!”I sent out my air magic and seized Sophia. I yanked her up into the air before she could get killed. I glanced up at Xandra flying off, taking Chaun towards the harbor. Towards the Golden Hunger. She already fled, broken, panicked and desperate to save her wounded husband.I felt the same panic. It gnawed at my guts. This had all gone so. "You and Hope went and got smashed... Who was that?" Uh... Dave, I think?" she admitted, feeling a little guilty — more guilt would come later, Elspeth was sure."You are going to have to slow down, Shawna, this is the third night this week you've been blotto." Who's counting?" I am... your friend, remember. At least the other two times it was just Hope you ended up here with." I think I blew it with Hope tonight." Really?" We ended up competing to see who could pull... Derek?" Dave?" Yeah....