Too bad for them.He’d downed four and killed six of the creatures, moving deeper into the swamp, using the trees to his advantage. Most of the drago...s were not big or strong enough to smash through the trees to attack him. Instead, they hurt their own jaws when he rolled out the way and they bit into the trunk of the trees.Rayner could tell they were angry, they had to be. Some puny human had come into their home and tried to ruin a sweet deal for them. All the creatures did was sleep in their. .." she said, trailing off. "...I guess it's a little late for THAT contest, anyway."For two blocks, we walked in silence. After two, we shared giddy grins and just kind of chuckled to each other... it's so funny, but I KNEW exactly the thoughts she'd been thinking... I'd been thinking them too! I was ready to answer her when she finally asked, "So, UM... where DOES William live these days?" I stopped, and raised an eyebrow in mock offense; Becky just grinned and licked her full pink lips!"This. " You would paddle me?" Smartly, right on your pretty butt. You don't want me to do that."As I went upstairs that first night without Charles, I had this drained feeling inside — way inside. I had a glass of wine and reflected on the day. You're now a surrogate mom and a war widow. How's that for a day? I had to sleep and be ready for work in the morning. As I relaxed trying to get to sleep, I tried to picture him sitting in the plane well out over the Atlantic. I felt empty inside and I was. Once everybody was properly seated, Karen took off, and the new pilot was shocked that there was no need to run the engines up to full speed with locked brakes to test them before they moved.He was also impressed at how quiet the engines were, and he was shocked again when Karen told him that the engines ran off of batteries instead of gasoline. She reported later that he had a definitely apprehensive look as she released the breaks and they immediately began to accelerate.Once they reached.