Just as dinner was ending Samantha walked through the front door alone. Jax arched an eyebrow at his sister wondering where her other half was. Unders...anding that look the girl shrugged, “Kyle’s mother said he was spending too much time out of the house, so she’s making him stay home tonight and tomorrow, though no big deal about tomorrow since I will be staying with him”. She said this last one as she smiled at Robin, having added that bit for her benefit, basically letting her know that her. " That night they broke up into groups and went to raid. I stayed back and watched the camp. I wanted to run, but they took my horse and I didn't know where I was. The next day they brought back a lot of people, but two groups didn't. Papa was mad, so he sent out most of the men to go and look for them at a farm that was on the other side of the lake." Those are the ones that first found me." I interrupted. "They were chasing after Kira when they stumbled on me. After that we went to her. In which the best laid plans go astray.My bike, which I had kept, it being my only mode of transport, was an electric mountain bike, and over the last couple of weeks I got it ready to go. I had two spare batteries giving a range of about 100 miles, and plugs and things to make sure I could charge them from any system plus a solar array that could even charge when I was on the move, panniers front and rear plus saddle and handlebar bags. All were loaded with clothing and a few essential items. Donny just made my whole week, my whole year, mywhole lifetime, with that one joke. "I can shoot over to the school, ifthere is a problem, this morning. I don't have any meeting until theafternoon, which I have to make, it's with the director for my wholedepartment. My boss has given me all zeros on my performance evaluation,he's trying to replace me with one of his cronies from his home country.It's getting really ugly at work, kids, maybe Dani can loan me some ofher courage." Where do you.