“Your blood pressure is up a bit this morning,” she said. “During the night it was fine, but it’s 135 over 90. How are you feeling, physically...”“Okay, I guess,” I said. “I haven’t tried standing up yet, my head is still a bit fuzzy, but I suppose that’s from the sedative I took last night. Will I need you to hold me steady as I take a shower?”“Yes, provided you don’t mind me being naked with you in the shower,” she said. “You’re still likely to be pretty weak and wobbly on your legs, and I. You can't compete in your current state. Also, the combined effects of your great loss of blood and the extreme cold mean you've lost your bodily senses. With the loss of your sense of touch, the fourth barrier is complete. Do you think me cowardly? It doesn't matter. This is the greatest weapon of an old soldier. Even a young prodigy can be outwitted... That's what I came to accept after years in the field. Call me an old fox. You can't win. But that's not to say you haven't fought well. Death. Smiling, she said, “I got it. Can we stop by the pharmacy on the way home?”“We have to wait a bit. I promised a woman that I work with that I’d take her home after she’s done with the doctor,” Dan said with a sigh.“Oh,” Diana said taking a seat next to him. She said, “You don’t look very happy about it.”“I’m just tired and cranky,” Dan said shrugging his shoulders. He looked down at his watch and thought that he would normally be in bed still.“Sorry,” she said.“It’s not your fault. This is the. "Can you block their portal?" Amy nodded an answer to Phil's question. "I doubt that there are more than a few dozen people in the building that houses their portal." Hold it," Neal cautioned. "We'd better scout things out a lot closer before we make any moves We want to catch Jordan, not just round up another bunch of his thugs" Yeah, you're right," Phil agreed wryly. "Sorry, I got carried away there for a moment."Once more the portal opening shrank down to a tiny circle, drifting forward.