I could tell that it was important, though, since both parents looked extremely proud. I was led to the Earl’s stables and given a horse to ride for...the day. The six archers and four pikemen accompanying my father and me were grinning as we mounted our horses.The Earl came out to meet us when we stopped in front of the Manor House, greeting my father. “Captain Miller, let’s give your lad a trial today. We’ll go to the north woods above the mill and see if we can find the big boar that has. And I know, I know, I am late. But let me tell you why." Go on, tell me." Barb said, drawing her legs up under her and pulling the robe tight around her to keep the warmth in.Inger nodded and resumed talking. "So I popped into a Nedick's and grabbed a hotdog and an orange drink, you know, to fortify me for a while. I'm still chewing on the last of the dog when this well-dressed guy, maybe thirty, thirty-thirty-five comes onto me, saying, "Excuse me, but you're a most attractive woman and I. This is really more complicated than it needs to be, Jon thought. There was no reason he couldn't have just walked out with Tanisha, or maybe with Jennlynn and Will, but after the last few days and especially after the joke of an alleged "press conference" there were some things he wanted to say. Whether anyone in the press would pick them up was hard to judge. Probably not, he thought, but someone needed to say it. Jon wasn't an outspoken guy normally, but he'd had enough.There was a number of. Diana smirked. ‘I call him Captain Hard Ass because he has a hard ass and he took me on his boat…and we fished, too!’ Diana and her boss roared with laughter for a moment. Then she sobered. ‘Charles didn’t replace him. I’ll always love Captain Hard Ass…but Charles is my true soul mate and he now owns the rest of my heart. He loves me and I want him even more than I did the big man…which I thought I’d never find in any other man. I’m finally a very happy and very lucky woman! I just wish it.