"Isn't it funny," I said to a girl named Amber one night, "how King's Bay is never crowded? Not even on the big days like Fourth of July? It's like th...re's some kind of force field around the place." Amber didn't laugh like I thought she would. "I have noticed," she said. "Sometimes I think only certain people can come here, and only if Callie lets them." She was silent for a moment and then shook her head, chuckling. "Listen to me. I think I've had too much wine." I gave a quiet laugh and. I don’t know how you would know I was that well endowed. You aren’t an expert, are you?’ ‘We’ll get into that some other time. Let’s have breakfast.’ We sat down to eat and I said grace, ‘Blessed are thou Lord of the Universe, who has brought forth bread for us to eat. Bless this food and help us be your servants. In Jesus name, Amen.’ ‘I take it you are a believer?’ ‘Yes, I am. Does that surprise you?’ ‘Well, yes. Where I come from most of the people who call themselves Christians live like. Everyone was waiting for Shaeta and I to start eating first. She led me to a big place where most of the food was gathered, picked up two large shallow wooden bowls, and handed them to me.My job was to hold the bowls and hers was to lead me around while she put a little bit of everything in them. Occasionally she would offer me a tidbit with her fingers, feeding me from her hand. I had no doubt that there was some symbolic meaning to all this but the specifics escaped me.Soon enough both bowls. I can be part of the diversion after Heather finishes patching me up." Betty didn't look happy but nodded. "Thanks, dear. I'll be careful. Go now and bring some help." She nodded and left.We gathered around. None of our vehicles was overly fast. They had been picked for fuel and carrying capacity. Dad was at the back of the monster with rifles and ammo. I said, "Dad and I are going to sneak behind them. They need to be attacked to keep their heads down and to maybe whack a few." Everyone.