Max kicked his shoes off as he took off his shirt, tossing it aside as he crawled onto the bed kneeling beside Jazz, "Ready?" "Yes" Jazz said as she f...lt her father's strong hands going to work on her tense muscles, starting at the shoulders and slowly working his way down to her lower back, using the heel of his palm to rub small circles down her back. Max could already feel the tension beginning to melt away as he continued to work his hands down to her lower back. When Max felt Jazz's. The song ended, and they just stood there for a moment, each looking into theeyes of the other. Paul broke the silence by asking Jill if she would like adrink. Jill nodded her acceptance and was embarrassed by acting like aschoolgirl. Paul smiled at her and reached out to take her hand. Jillinstinctively took Paul's hand, and he led her to a small table in the cornerof the ballroom. Paul gallantly took the chair out for Jill, and asked herwhat she would like to drink. Jill said a white wine. President, that introduction reminded me of why my body hurts so much sometimes.”“As the President said, the task force was given a set of directives. The first one of those was to coordinate the search and arrest or bring about the death of Saif Alawai al-Jawfi, who evidence shows to be the explosive expert and master mind of the Minnesota and possibly the Arizona attacks.”“The Attorney General will have much more on that in a few minutes.”“To accomplish this, task force membership will be. The influence of the priests was minimal here. But that outside of the village there were bands of rogues and raiders that wandered around pillaging the outlying farms. The biggest threat so far was a band of mercenaries that were also into the trading of slaves. They were for the most part a peaceful village but the men had taken to keeping their weapons at the ready.They had made it past the sounds and smells of the village when Aldren remembered the boots that had been made for his mate..