We only caught small fish, so we released them immediately.When the crew was ready to move out, we mounted up and continued up the increasingly steep ...ountain trail. It was a hot day, without even a hint of a breeze. The horses were in no hurry, and constantly encouraging them to walk faster was too much of a pain, so the whole outfit ambled up the switchbacks.We stopped for lunch at a clearing littered with boulders. Some made perfect picnic tables. The horse wranglers loosened the saddle. "Put these in a cargo pocket and get us towels." She ducked back into her room and came back with a tee shirt that matched her shorts. "Wear this, Love." I tossed the tee shirt I had put on into my room and pulled it on. It was a little tight and showed my chest and upper arms. I realized this was intentional.We went downstairs. Mom was in the kitchen humming happily. She said, "It takes a while to shave properly, doesn't it?"I smiled broadly. "Yes, Ma'am!" We all laughed. Mom, as a sexual. A grin came across his face at seeing the huge black man appear. With real respect in his voice, he answered, “Hello, Henry.”“Mr. Atkins. Are you giving Jerry a hard time?” asked Henry knowing the old man very well.“Nah. Nevah thought that havin’ a cracker here ‘bouts ud be good. He bin provin’ me wrong,” answered Mr. Atkins with begrudging respect.Jerry smiled at the assessment. Henry put a hand on Jerry’s shoulder and replied, “He’s a good role model for a number of the boys around here. He. They went missing many centuries ago when our ancestors were being persecuted as witches in the old country.”“She told me that she had never met anyone else with a magical ring, like ours, but stories have been passed down that other magical items can be claimed from time to time. She and Grandpop spent a lot of time scouring for any information they could find.”“They also liked to experiment to find out just what they could do. Grandpop wrote in one of his diaries that not everyone who.