However," he paused, his face getting red and stern, "if thecourt is graced with your presence a third time, there will be noleniency. No more Mr. Ni...e Guy. You'll end up in prison, son, whichis nowhere good to be. I hope your upcoming service in the communitywill reinforce that in your head. So ordered."Then he banged his gavel, and I was led away by a bailiff.See, the truth was that I knew my buddy's friend was probably movingstolen goods, but I just never asked. It was an easy few. Ben and Kim came across to retrieve their children and stuck around for supper. That meant we invited Ryan, Sondra, Dom, Skye, Brian and Jill out, as well.Sondra was on call at the hospital and the others had already made plans for the evening but Ryan came out. It seemed that he was always reluctant to pass up free food.We all enjoyed a nice evening as the kids splashed around in the pool until it got too dark. Liz noted that the pool had lights but the parents thought it the young ones had. " Thank you for understanding, and Dac, thank you. By the way, no one told me about guard duty last night and I slept like the dead and feel so alive this morning," then looking directly at me she said in a much softer voice, "mostly thanks to you Dac," then once again in her normal voice, "I feel ready for just about anything." We were just talking about sending out scouting party's to try and locate Broc so he doesn't surprise us." Sheel explained to Martreen."I was thinking..." I said, ".... And there were so many people! Even inside the square, vendors sold corn shuck-wrapped tamales from wash tubs to passers-by. Another sold tamales by the sackfull. Yet another offered sopapillas with fresh honey. It seemed that anything a person could want was available just by taking a short stroll around the huge square.Carefully using the bit of money she'd saved from her last job as a ranch cook's helper, she purchased a meal and ate as she took in the sights of the sprawling town. As soon.