The next check by the nurse made me have to tell her I asked Andie to rest with me so I would feel better. I seemed to be okay to her so she let Andie...stay with me. That gal was pretty damned okay.Andie stayed with me and I rested until they came in to wake us. The day nurse wanted to fuss, but I told her that I would have had to have a bunch of painkillers if Andie had not stayed with me and comforted me.Andie got a warm washcloth and washed me and then brought me a toothbrush and toothpaste. The sudden collapse into a pile of bones showed that he also had been ready to attack.Now that the immediate threat was dispatched, it was time to examine the room closer. I realized that there was not one, but two trees growing from the cavern floor. And behind those trees I saw another dragon word wall. I looked around, and saw the pathway down. The stone path leading down was a gentle slope. At the bottom, I looked up ... and up. The hole in the ceiling was hundreds of feet up. A small. She liked the food there and it was fast. She went in and ordered her usual. The workers recognized her from being in there before. She was the lady who always made the order difficult and never tipped as she was leaving. She always complained too. They guys there hated her. This time, a lady was taking the orders and working the register. She was older, sort of like the grandmother type. Megan made her order. She always wanted things cooked a certain way or without certain items in it. She. He pointed to himself and said, “Brad. We just met before a few minutes ago before that guy came.” Mia nodded slowly as she looked away towards the lounge's exit. “Oh yeah, that guy.” Once more the bell rang. Rubbing his hands together, Brad said, “Shall we begin? I don't want to waste another minute getting to know you.” “No...I don't want to waste another minute, either,” Mia said still looking away. “Great,” he said, “So, then, how's it going?” “Hmm? Going?” Mia replied, turning to him, yet.