We sat a while longer watching the girls train the agency people, when a voice asked me in German how I was feeling."Not too bad, just very sensitive ...o touch in places," I replied in German. I guess that was going to be the language for tonight.The conversation continued as we watched the action on the mats.I asked, "What kind of reports are you are getting back from the two groups?" Between the ache and pain complaints - very positive, they are learning and very afraid of the more advanced. I had a flashback to a conversation I had with a relative back home in UK. He had told me to be weary of getting too involved with Yannick’s business. That he was a black sheep in the family. I had dismissed it as jealous nonsense at the time. But this current gathering had all the trappings of a meeting of crooked minds.Yannick looked flustered and Mia looked angry but determined. As if she had made up her mind on a difficult decision. In contrast, the giant looked very pleased with himself,. Love you, Laura Vandervoort."Jan froze. She was really coming over to spend her birthday with him!! What kind of birthday cake shall I get her? What are we going to do while she is here besides the obvious? Those were the thoughts that rang through his head after he had read her email. He hit "r" again."Laura, Do you want to be picked up from the airport? I'll give you my address, because I have never told you where to go. I can't wait to see you and wish you a happy birthday in person.Love,. From now on, they would subsist on game and Indian food.There was enough light left for Joe to spend some time in actual training with the stick. He started Turtle out with that for two reasons: Turtle needed to get a grounding in the martial arts as Joe envisioned them, and it was easier to teach both of the men the same thing at the same time. It also gave each one someone to practice against.By already being a fighting man, Turtle was starting ahead of Ed in some ways, but Turtle had some.