I brushed it and put it in a ponytail, put on a loose fitting top and a pair of brown shorts. When I walked out of the room, my parents were awake but...still in bed.“Morning Hun, how was the concert?“It was OK, how about the trip to Mexico?”“We met a nice couple from Dallas in a restaurant and spent the day and evening with them. We had a great time but didn’t get back here until after 2:00. And you were sleeping just like the angle you are.” Mom said with a chuckle.Dad was looking at me with a. This turned out to be fairly easy. Since the battle, Nil had been treated by the Kushitic in toto as the equivalent of another Kushitic chief. He, and by association any of his people, had obtained a position of complete acceptance with the populace. Gone were the cool, distant and entirely formal greetings; now it was smiles, waves and even small flocks of children surrounding them wherever they went.But time didn't stand still. It was getting close to when they had to return and Nil was. "Rhonda finally got to the mounting stump out in the woods. I still didn't like to look over to the tree where Cassie and I kissed so much and then broke up and then I saw her with Geoff. But how could I complain when I was pulling my hands out of the shirt of one of the prettiest girls in school? I hadn't seen Cassie this year and wondered if she was okay. She was a nice girl and I didn't want to lose touch.I got Samantha mounted and said to just follow the trail and we'd be right behind her.. And, if you removed all control and restrictions on her when you removed that ‘collar’ then she wouldn’t feel the need to warn you about any potential problems.”“She mentioned something about a headache this morning,” I said. “She said it wasn’t a problem, but now I don’t know.”“We must assess the damage. To call your Rho, say her name and put some power into it.”I nodded. “Rho,” I said with the power. She appeared instantly.“Seth!” She squealed and launched herself at me.I caught her and held.