I sat down and her knee touched my leg. She took a sip of her drink, her eyes never leaving mine. We didn’t say a word at first.“Thanks for coming...over,” she said and touched my hand.“The pleasure is all mine.”“Are you new around here?” she asked. “Never saw you in here before.”“Yes, I just arrived in town.”“You got a name,” she asked. “Mine’s Veronica.”“Hi Veronica, I’m Mike,” I said, taking a gulp of my beer. “Veronica’s a nice name.”“Thanks. So what do you think of our little town, so far?”. He just looked at me, long and hard, his eyes seemingly searching my very soul as it took an eternity for him to answer.“Do I miss you? Of course, I miss you, but that’s only half the story. I still love you, Jill, but that doesn’t mean we should be together or that I want us to be together, however hard that may be for both of us.”How like Dave. The same old Dave – open and honest and rationale to a fault. I was about to speak when his face softened, he grasped my hand and spoke before I was. The truth of his injury suddenly became clear."Welcome, Guardian," Benni greeted, allowing him into their inner circle. I withdrew further into the background, not wishing to be recognised."My colleague will patrol from the air, and attempt to warn of any danger," Troyal announced. "Show me where your men are positioned."Benni pointed with his finger. "Any news of the Silver Demon, Guardian?" Not yet. If we spot it, we'll attempt to engage it from the air, using the flyer's more powerful heat. I turned to Vikki as we reached the bathroom. "I have free period after lunch maybe if I talk to the principal, Mr. Robinson, I might be able to meet and we... er... might be able to find something to do." Ooh Justin I like the idea," said Vikki grinning as she took off her clothes, "now I wonder where all this newfound confidence came from."By this stage my own clothes were in the basket and I was turning on the shower. "I think you know Vikki Thompson, I think you know."As we pulled up.