I smiled back at her despite this, rising to my feet and trying to project confidence. ‘I’m fine. Its not every day I nearly get eaten by a man-ea...ing plant. Maybe you can fill me in on what’s going on here?’ She looked around and I realized we were in an access tunnel lit by 80 watt bulbs, most of which were burned out. The tunnel extended into darkness beyond 100 feet and we were under the brightest of those few remaining lamps. She took off down the corridor. I was beginning to realize that. "Then you'll have to memorize things. Every Wednesday you can meet this big galoot in the woods, go off to relieve yourself, like y'got the trots or something, early in the day. If you do Monday an' Tuesday, nobody'll notice Wednesday. He'll have a glass or somethin' to flash the sun at you in the morning. Be looking for it."For the next hour we discussed what the Americans wanted to know, mainly what Cornwallis was ordered or planning to do, how many men he had, field guns, what reinforcements. “Shit, mom and dad didn’t go shopping,” she mumbles aloud to herself. She checks the time and decides that the grocery store is open. Finding her shirt and pants on the floor from the previous night, she puts them on. She grabs a pen and leaves a note for Jewel:Morning beautiful, I went to the store to get some food for breakfast. So sit tight. Love you.Grabbing the keys, she heads out the door. At the store, Clarissa grabs an assortment of fruit, some eggs, ham, cheese and Jewel’s favorite. “How did you earn this emblem on your hat?” he demanded.“I served a company of knights on the road to Zannopolis,” Steven said. “They told me this would guarantee me safe passage through Byzatica.”“And so it should have,” said the guard. “How did you come to be in the stable of that unscrupulous innkeeper?”“I was preparing to leave in the morning. Yesterday I purchased a horse from Ibin Arriaga. I am a dragonslayer and journey to find the dragon along the river to the south.”“You purchased a.