Please, listen to me...”“Oh I’m listening ... sir. I’ll be good.”“Lily, put your top back on at once.”“But please, sir. I just want my...girls to come out and play. Is that so bad?”“You know damned well it is. It’s hugely inappropriate. Lily, listen - you’re under the effect of some kind of supernatural force. One of the witch’s hexes must have gotten to you, or something else. Whatever it is, it’s affecting your behavior ... and your body.”“Whatever do you mean, sir?”“Lily, I must insist that. “So how long have you been an adventurer?” Oath asked. “Several years. Why?” “I was just making conversation. You said you studied several different schools of combat. Who taught you? Where did you get your lessons?”“The town I grew up in, there were plenty of former adventurers willing to pass their skills on.”“And your parents?”“I haven’t seen them since I set off from home to make my fortune.”“So, do you—”“I suggest you stop for a moment and ponder why I’m not asking you questions about your. "It's still coming from that way, I think." He pointed west again.Christine nodded, and said, "It could be off the school grounds." About two hundred feet ahead, the fence bounding the school property could be seen, plus an undeveloped canyon beyond it."Could be," he admitted, "but we should check it out just the same. That's not just some kids playing; that sounds like someone in serious trouble."Driven by curiosity, and still afraid of crying wolf, she decided, "Let's go a little bit further. When I walked in, one of the nurses saw me and very graciously asked if there was anything she could do for me. I replied that my wife was in the car outside, and that she was in labor and needed some assistance getting into the hospital. The nurse then got up and walked with me to the entrance, got a wheelchair, and assisted me in getting Jan out of the car and into the hospital. As we wheeled Jan in, the nurse said that she would be taking Jan to maternity to be prepped and that it would be.