She had more than ample ability and power to overpower the young wizard. But in her advanced state, she figured it would be better to stay with Philip...until her husband came."I'm surprised that you don't have a spell to start the fire." I don't ever use fire spells." Philip said harshly, pain evident in his eyes as the fire flared in front of him."Why?" I just don't. Leave it at that!" He turned away from her, picking up the trail food. Placing the tinned meat in the small pan, he moved it over. What’s up?’ ************************************************ Suzy blew her bangs out of her eyes. Her eyes were blurry from reading the spreadsheet on the computer screen. She’d been close to figuring out why the numbers weren’t balancing when her phone rang. ‘This is Suzy.’ ‘Suzy, it’s Donna. There’s a Mr. Smith here to see you. He says he doesn’t have an appointment, but said you’d see him.’ Donna lowered her voice and whispered, ‘Girl, I think it’s that guy that’s been trying to call you for. I see two courses of action. One is to scout the area with Duck and Mallard to determine what we will find. I am not optimistic. The second is to abandon the Middle East and head to Turkey and get back into Europe. If someone has a third idea, speak now."Poppa Jack stood. "I would suggest that we adopt the first course and use Duck and Mallard to look around. We have come a long way and should take the opportunity to look around. I am not advocating landing anywhere. I actually think Janice is. No questions asked.’ Kitten chuckled. ‘Nah, I don’t think so, hon. You’ve been bought, and–soon to be–paid for. Accept your fate, and you’ll suffer less in the long run.’ ‘Please help me. How can you be like this?’ ‘For money. It’s nothing personal. I do feel for you, but one has to be practical. It’s just business.’ ‘Will you give me something to wear? Please. I don’t want that man seeing me naked. You’re a woman. You must know how I feel.’ Kitten sighed, glanced at her watch. ‘He owns you.