Some of the others in the platoon had been tasked to do the recon on this exercise."Sorry," Chuck told us, while we waited for those doing the recon t... return. "You two looked beat, and have done nearly all of the recons. I thought that you could use some rest," he finished before leaving to check on the remainder of the platoon."How did you do?" Carry asked when we were alone again."Okay," I answered before explaining what had occurred."How did you do?" I asked her when I finished."It was a. Some were even bordering on amber. The outer gates were tall – five, perhaps six meters – is set firmly into a wall of gray stone blocks, topped with a spiked fence which surrounds the perimeter. Ivy observed the wall to be both grandiose and sturdy – clearly meant to separate the campus from the concrete and lumber of the surrounding city. The metal scrollwork that runs between the twisted bars is expertly crafted. They looked to Ivy like black iron, but she suspected they were in fact made of. The river had risen high from a recent rain and had flooded a piece of the road. She could easily get stuck and immobilized far from anywhere. Priscilla drew her binoculars out of her saddle bag and took a closer look. Yes, Nancy would be lucky indeed to make it across the swamped part of the road just ahead.Priscilla swept the vista with her lenses again and stopped. Well, if it wasn't her own dear Mark driving this way in his new Bronco, whipping up a cloud of dust. What was he doing down. Diana took Ida’s hand and stroked it. ‘You’re beautiful Ida, so is your daughter. Your family are all beautiful people, so is the Mistress and Master Scott’s daughters. He likes to surround himself with beautiful women and it’s nice to have you and Patrice with us now.’ ‘I think Diana likes you,’ Angelique teased. ‘I do, very much,’ Diana smiled. ‘You’re the kind of woman I like Patrice — although …’ Diana giggled. ‘Although …?’ ‘I think what Diana is trying to say, Ida, is that she likes most.