.. Oh, I don't know, kind of fascinating. The way I looked at him drove him crazy. He even rolled up his sleeves. They were whacks to remember, and de...initely not delivered in a controlled manner... "I went back on a few occasions, just to check on his technique. That was what I told my mates. I wasn't kidding, but for some reason they thought I was pretty tough. I just wanted to try it on my little sister. She'd broken my bike. Okay, so I was a little crazy in my teens... "Ah... How times have. "What's up, Adam?" I'm afraid we've got a problem, Lloyd. Something horrible happened yesterday and I don't know what to do about it."Lloyd had sat up in his chair to pay close attention. "What happened?"Adam began to tell the story of the birthday lunch and what had spawned it and how they were having a bit of fun until that fateful moment. He related with pain the moment that Brent had recognized Jeanette on the stage and the aftermath. Both Adam and John were very worried about their friend. Because of her experience and that she was a good worker, didn’t complain even though her pay wasn’t that great, she was satisfied, however, she lacked one item that all the other women and girls that worked in the shop had, was a male friend, or more correctly friends. Acquaintances, yes there were many and she was always greeted with smiles in the shops she did business in, but that was all, these people were just acquaintances. She was lonely, very lonely and it was only her work that kept. “Well, so long as they’re happy.”“They are, they rotate their young through constantly.”“Whatever works for them, they’re good allies.”“The Mazdani are still helping the squids rebuild when they’re not on guard duty along with the Azurans and Loegrians.”“Good, I want them kept occupied. I hope we won’t need them, but I don’t want them getting stale either.”“Teali, Dunon and Tu’tar won’t permit that.”“I know, but it needed saying. Our biggest danger is complacency, people. We’ve had it easy so.