‘I could take you to…’ The gun was suddenly raised and pushed towards her – although not close enough to affect any kind of disarming manoeuvr... from Leah’s perspective. It was more of a means of emphasising that John was currently in control of the situation. ‘Stop stalling for time – I know that you have access to the data here.’ His voice was calm and even, telling Leah all she needed to know. ‘Okay – but I’ll need to get it for you from my laptop.’ She said, trying to put him at ease. ‘Which. I was getting the memories but Caroshe was breaking down. He used spells for a great many years to hold time at bay. I assisted Sonya now and used the revivification spell. This was touch and go for a while.It took over an hour but Caroshe began to breathe on his own. We were tired and the crystals depleted. Sonya and I cast a time spell on the man and relaxed.When I was able to stand I stretched to get out the kinks and then talked to the ladies of the circle. "We removed the spells and the. "Play miniature golf?" he teased."Something like that," she said."I'm sure we can work something out." Good. Call me?" Absolutely," he said.Then he leaned over and kissed her good night.This kiss was no polite peck. It was an exchange in which soft lips communicated a yearning that both felt, but neither was yet comfortable putting into words. It went on for a good twenty seconds, and even then they pulled away from each other reluctantly."We will definitely work something out," he said."I'm. May I request the boon of having some of these items; they would be most gratefully received." I don't know who this man thought he was, but the more he spoke the more he reminded me of Uriah Heep from Dickens.I nodded, "We have several spares should you need some, but I would not want to hear that you used them to attack others weaker than yourselves!" I admonished him."You came into our forest through the portal! Many who have done that were so mad that they harmed themselves before we could.