A Phoenix kin was attending a poetry reading near the south gate of Kugnae and he quickly Summoned us to him. Kimpo, Pteri, and I gathered some horses...and rode towards the entrance to the Nagnang Kingdom.The lush green grass and towering trees of Southern Kugnae gave way suddenly to the bare red sandstone of the Nagnang pass. Not much had changed since the last time we had been here, but then we were facing several Nagnang Ninja. Although our party was mostly an unarmed political envoy, we had. Dammit! Why do you have to ask silly questions like that"My dearly beloved's response was to aim a kick where, had it connected, might have brought tears to my eyes and a pair of lumps to the back of my neck. I grabbed the foot and hopped her gently backwards until the back of her leg connected with the bed and she sat down."It was quite disgusting - you were almost dribbling!"I laughed, which, in retrospect, was probably not the best idea."Why do men have this thing about big breasts?" She was. I liked her a lot, even though we'd really just met, and I wanted to know her better.I waited for Laura near the big fountain in front of our school. I was sitting on the steps, looking through Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter' that I had to read for my English class. I was frowning a little because there didn't seem to be any pictures, and so it was just page after page of words, with nothing to breakup the monotony. Kind of like this is getting, huh? But I smiled when I heard Laura's voice. Half a dozen people came forward with information and asked for whistleblower protection in exchange for cooperation with the any criminal investigation – the clamor for which was growing in intensity in Washington, D.C., and in state capitals.Liz was fielding calls from other performers from across the globe. Skye and Jill were working with Ryan, Dom, Brian, Bobbi and Dayton to take messages from the various people needing guidance as to what came next.I was sitting on the couch, too stunned.