”“Thanks, Jonny.”“Any time! By the way, I think Sue wants to visit to check Jakub over. She’ll drive up, do the physical, take some bloods a...d so on, and leave you in peace the next day.”“She’ll be very welcome. We look forward to seeing her.”“Great! Look after yourselves. Bye!”The three youngsters came in, somewhat dishevelled and grubby. Amongst other things, they’d been climbing trees. Sally sent them off to shower and change whilst she was putting lunch on the kitchen table.I did my best to. Growing up, from a small town and conservative background, with the full support of a loving family she seemed destined for great things. Always sure what she wanted to do with the rest of her life, she rocketed through high school and into the state college with a full ride. Her star was rising, and she knew she was going places, until she met Brian Cadley. An entire world seemed to shift in place as she fell head over heels for him, but it wasn’t a change for the better. Cadley was a. Not sure whether Martin’s already been picked up by us. The picture is somewhat confused.”“I’m damn lucky they didn’t pick me up at that check-point outside Hook then,” observed Mel.Jacko smiled softly. “That wasn’t a TaF checkpoint.”Mel frowned. “Yeah it was. They were all Security Patrollers.”Jacko shook his head. “No, they weren’t. They were, well let’s say they were other people pretending to be SP’s.”“Oh. Why? Maquis?”Jacko nodded, his smile fading. “They were targeting a real nasty. The word hero makes us think of a man with a strong chin, chiseled features, and steely eyes. Sure, some heroes are the big strong manly types such as described in stories and portrayed in movies. Of course, we also think that heroines are attractive hard-body types who have studied martial arts their whole lives. From the media presentation of heroic figures, one would think that it would be easy to spot heroes and heroines walking down the street.The reality is that heroes and heroines come.