"How's your sister adjusting to married life?" William asked.Patrick laughed and said, "I think her husband is beginning to realize that he should hav... learned how to run faster. We had them over for dinner and I swear that he ate enough food to last a month." Why? Can't they afford food?" William asked."No, my sister is a horrible cook," Patrick said with a wink.Someone opened the door to the house and the sounds of a party spilled out. Dale said, "Maybe we should head back into the party. I'm. The cosmos turned again as they walked home. Engrossed in their latest adventure, neither noticed the hooded shadow that followed them all the way to their guarded neighborhood.As a lieutenant, Stefan became much more aware of a second, dual role that the King's Guard performed, being the eyes and ears of the King out among the populace. What a King's Guard reported went directly to the royal wing of the palace, a fact that had somehow eluded the young man until now. In his new office, Stefan. He's 18 but thats what he acts like. You would never guess he was 18 looking at him either because he looks like a grown man. Unfortunately, I got all the bad genes in my family, I looked 17 instead of 23. I had some acne, I still have braces, I wear contacts replacing my old glasses. Even worse I was skinny and I couldn't pack any weight on me if McDonalds was giving me free burgers everyday. Donny, on the other hand, was... excuse my french... a fucking stallion. He was exactly what I wanted. After I had sit down in the seat on the other side of the desk he sat near me on the corner of his desk and smiled down at me. I see youve been doing good in classes. Youve got your SATs scheduled and assuming you do well there you will have no problems getting admitted into any number of colleges. I nodded and he continued. Have you any ideas where youre going to go? The next few minutes we discussed some of my ideal colleges and career paths, and he seemed very supportive and happy to hear.