Soon there will be little elf-men half castes as well as those unicorn-horses.” Actually the unicorn horses were rather good; larger and stronger th...n the average unicorn, with a horn still. King Qward had asked for couple to supplement his unicorns. In time the genetic material would dilute. In time. “Look, do we know if Krill is still alive, even? I mean humans take a dim view of foreigners; maybe they’ve done away with him?”“I was in the tower this morning, Lord. I’m sure he lives, though I. “An agreement is an agreement,” Hope smiled as shepressed the elevator signal “UP.” Hope’s heartbeat began to quicken as she pressed theelevator button for the eighth floor. She quickly wipedaway a narrow line of sweat upon her upper lip andhoped John would not notice as the elevator began torise. John smiled and Hope felt drawn to the lively crinklesaround his eyes as he did so. John was well built, atleast eight inches taller than Hope and she wondered ifhe liked. Patty and Collette had rushed to the hospital as soon as they got the news, and also spent the entire night with the others until they got the diagnosis from the doctors. They were now dropping by every afternoon after school as well.At first Sammy had been cold to them, until Barbara talked to her. The older girls did not volunteer any further information to Barbara about the events before Bobby was hurt (although they did tell everything they knew to the police). Barbara decided she would. “Eugene Herrington of the overland stage company, Sir.” he handed a card to the Colonel. While the tension in the room lessened, it didn’t go away completely.Colonel Anderson reached up with his left hand and took the card. He examined it closely. “Mr. Herrington, what can I do for the regional security director of the Overland Stage Company?” the various watchers of this drama started to relax.“Well, sir, is there somewhere we could speak in private?”“No, I think not. Pull up a chair, Mr..