We haven’t even worked a mile of more than ten miles of stream and have made enough to buy nearly four million acres of land,” I explained.“Four.....” he exploded incredulously.“Most of it is their sacred site, but we added three hundred thousand acres to the west of us by buying more than half of the county there. It’s a broad, fertile valley that will be perfect for growing crops. I was thinking about buying even more land and giving the Sioux more room to roam, but I think we first need to. A friend of mine has been assaulted. I'm bringing her to your office. I'm on my way now." Jack, you should really take her to a hospital emergency room." And wait God knows how long for some wet-behind-the-ears intern who hasn't slept in forty-eight hours? No thanks. Will you see her?"Jerry sighed. "OK," he said, "but you'll owe me a beer." And you can collect any time. We'll see you in about fifteen minutes."We arrived in front of Jerry's clinic. I stopped the car in front and helped Stacie. Thank you."Sala was glad to see the man's tight muscles relaxing a little. She decided to move on to the next important piece of information he needed to know before they departed."There is something else you need to know. We will most likely be able to look into each other's spirit, see each other very clearly. We may even exchange a piece of our spirits, and when we return the pieces we received may remain within us. That is what happened to Mala and me; I still hold a part of her spirit even. “Anyway, you are not my boyfriend.” He smiled as he brushed it off. “I would like to be though,” he told her. There was silence for a few moments. “I have a husband,” Claire told him. “I know,” he replied. “But if you’re honest, you are not happy with your sex life are you?” Claire said nothing as she took a sip of her wine. “I come across a lot of women who have taken too long to wake up and put that right,” he told her. “Some never do. They go through all of their active adult life.