" "I like surprises," Allison giggled. "Then you'll have a perfect time. Perfect like you," I said before grabbing her hand and leading her to my car....The next eight days were truly the happiest in my life. We walked hand in hand on the pier and beach in Brighton, having fun looking in all the tiny novelty shops in The Lanes. Next was the New Forest, where we rambled through the gorse bushes and heathland. I took Allison to Stratford and the picture postcard villages in the Cotswolds. We. She was quickly cleared through the security checkpoint. Her plastic knife did not, of course, register on the metal detector, and her new wristcom seemed not to be a problem either. The normal remote in her bag also caused no comment. But of course, everybody carried one of those.The plane was only partly filled. Her seat was in second class, and there was no one seated next to her. Pru settled in and began a thorough reading of the manual for her wristcom. Some of its functions surprised her;. Tall, stately, and very attractive for the most part, the members of the Am'mortal race are almost all sorcerers and witches of the highest caliber. They have the appearance of Humans (a long dead race) and they seem to each stake out a territory for themselves, ignoring international borders and national sovereigns. Many of the Am'mortal are trusted advisors to powerful families, national governments, and international consortiums, and the Headmaster of the world-renowned Lampredes Warlock. "I still have to go to work baby, and don't worry about me saving you, it's nothing for someone as beautiful as you." Robby laid me back onto his bed and gave me the remote to the 42" tv he has mounted on he wall. I turn my head to ask him a question, but the bathroom door was already shut. I flipped through the channels, since I couldn't find anything better to do I stopped on the military channel and watched "snipers; special killers". After about 20 minutes, Robby came out of the bathroom.