"Sorry, Lee, I gotta go." She was looking anxiously at Pete."I'll see you tomorrow morning. Have a great time." I was already old news to her."Thanks ...gain, Lee. You've really been great. I won't forget you. You're probably the second last guy I'll ever make love with," she said with a flounce and a grin.I watched her head back and rejoin Pete's table, and if she wasn't sitting in his lap, she was damn close. I had a feeling Pete was going to get lucky tonight.In the meantime, the mysterious. .. calmer ... following the violence. My mountain was just as I left it with one exception. The women were gone when I returned. Once I knew they were safe from those who killed their loved one, I went home and gave them the news. Helen was ready to go within an hour, and Alice couldn’t wait to go back to her friends. June never said either way. She just hugged my neck and thanked me for saving them.The winter gave way to spring and I bought all the requisite equipment to be a hobby farmer, and. Most stable parts of the line simply centered on groups of experienced fighters who were smart enough to keep close to others for mutual defense. Others were centered on berserkers; those men who went crazy in battle and fought like madmen until they were utterly exhausted. Berserkers were almost always excellent with weapons, because any that were not got killed early in their career. The king even had units of berserkers, who were usually held in reserve.With their own cavalry now behind. She had pissed her pants.It was supposed to be a beautiful day (and it was), so I only wore a pair of shorts and pullover. She was dressed in a similar manner. We hadn't expected to be out after dark when it would get quite cold and I still hadn't thought about that yet. It was only about 10 in the morning and nobody would even think to be concerned about us until after sunset. By that time, it would be too late to start an air search, so they wouldn't be looking for us until tomorrow morning..