What is it with these women?“Trouble with your love life?”There was a sniff.“Trouble is I don’t have one.”“That should be easy enough for ...ou to cure.”“What do I have to do? Plead? You’re quite happy to shag that dyke.” How the hell did she know about that – how did anyone come to that. Unless ... Joanna. Hmm... “But do you want me? What is it, put off by the black skin? Doesn’t Massa wanna shag the li’l black girl?”There was more in this vein, gradually pissing me off more and more. I don’t. "I spent the night in my old room and mom fed me breakfast in the morning and then I headed for town and was standing at the door when the bank opened. I cleaned out the savings and checking accounts and closed them. I opened a new checking account in my name only and filled out the necessary paperwork to have my direct deposits go to the new account. That done I headed over to Home Depot and got a new locking door knob and dead bolt.When I got there Barrington or whatever his name might be was. The Lieutenant says, Yes sire, nearly without effort, he reacted and we needed only to make him aware of any other danger. Fortunately none came. I smile at the lieutenant and say, The two would rush to have fought the creature to its death or their death to protect us. They are brave and loyal. The King points out, You will need a personal guard, men that should train with you, and know what to expect. Your strengths and weaknesses, wizards are very powerful, but an arrow through your heart. I couldn't risk calling him or the kids. There was too much at stake already. How long before the killer figured out he was watching the wrong two people? For that matter, why hadn't he already? Based on the times most of the calls would have been made it should be quickly apparent that the parents would be at work. That left little doubt about who the calls were actually being made to. The real question was whether or not I could tell them, or even if I should.I wasn't really that hungry when.