“I don’t suppose we can do Blue Mall today too, can we?”Hannah stretched and gave a soft groan.Mark took a moment to reflect on his authority. T...ey had discussed this last night, and everyone including Aggie had agreed that with their present form of government, Mark was an absolute dictator and could rule by decree, even though they had meetings and Mark tried hard to work towards consensus. Some time in the future they would have to work on a permanent government, but for now it was Mark’s. Feeling awkward, Toby decided to ask about that. "So... what happened to your back?" "Eh? My back?" Atticus blinked. "Like I said, it was a long night. I was with a young lady." Toby furrowed his brow at the old fairy. "Seriously?" The old sprite chuckled, a mischievous glint in his dark eyes. "Don't think an old fart like me can still catch a lass' eye, eh?" "Wh- I never said... that is, I didn't mean..." Toby spluttered, trying to save himself. Atticus just laughed. "Tell ya' the truth, lad,. It showed two medium size open trucks on the far side of the road from the warehouse firing at it with mounted crew served weapons.“I’ve been ready for this for a while now,” Trish said, but I may have been the only one hearing her over the sound of the weapons firing.“I have 20 mm chain-guns in turrets on the front corners of the building,” she was saying, and I saw the picture on the monitor changed as cross-hairs appeared and Trish moved them onto the two trucks. This was followed by a sound. What Linc told her next took her breath away.“Dany, the weird thing is – the whole time I was with Steph and planning a life with her, I couldn’t stop thinking about you.”“Why would you think of me?” Dany’s hopes and dreams rushed back into the realm of possibility.“I can’t believe how much of an idiot I am.”“Yes, you are. But why?”“Because I love you, Dany! I have for years and have been too scared to tell you. You’re my best friend and I never wanted that to change. If I had a functioning.