" Winnie said with a sniffle and then continued, "I just want my mom to hold me again." We know sweetie, from what I gathered, we shall be home in thr...e weeks..."The chimes from the door interrupted her. Stephanie walked over to the door, opened it, and stood there in shock as she took in the long green hair and the silly 'save the whales' shirt on the young woman standing there."Hi Stephi," Lynn Hanson-Wilson said to her surprised friend from school."Lynn, oh my God," Stephanie said as she. “Yes, Mage Roxanne?”“The Orcs are sending out exploratory missions to forested areas. Apparently they have noticed our efforts in evacuating the semi-magical creatures. I want you to prepare an ambush at this site where they appear to be heading and try to grab a sled. Use the Loegrians and Azurans to assist and take along Tu’tar’s people, they may finally get the fight they are spoiling for. I’ll keep you updated if it changes,” she finished with a chuckle.“Average of fifty to a sled and no. How awesome. You’re my official claim to fame.’ Rufus laughed although his face turned a dull red, ‘Yeah, whatever. We’re here anyway.’ She smiled at his obvious change of topic then her smile wiped off as she spotted Araminta and Heather stretching and talking to some cute guys in a corner. ‘Aw fuck!’ She mumbled. He turned at that as he had never heard her swear before. His gaze followed hers to Araminta then he looked back at her. ‘Oh, you know Minty? Although I take it there’s no love on. Her figure was changed from an hour-glass into an hour-glass with a bump in front that made navigating the passageways more difficult. She was more comfortable on the deck now because the crew knew she was off-limits and the fact of her condition tended to dissuade most of them from ogling her figure in profile or revealing curves in the random shifting of the winds.Captain Sebastian had informed them all that according to his reckoning they were only two or three days from the merchant port.