Jennifer turned her head to glare at him when she felt him pry her fingers off her bottle of scotch. She set her jaws and glared at him while he raise... the bottle to his lips and took a deep swallow. Without a word Colonel (Retired) Charles Fielding returned the bottle to his daughter. He looked at her a moment then leaned forward and put his forearms on his legs. He looked over the slowly flowing river and through the trees lining the far bank. His eyes focused on one of the hired hands. I ran to the edge of the woods but Nick caught me. His big arms surrounded me and pulled me into him. I screamed and flailed about trying to break free!“No! God damn it! Get the FUCK off me!” I yelled.“Paula! Paula, it’s me, it’s Nick!”“No! No! Let me go!” I yelled. Exhausted, I gave up and let him pull me into his arms. I didn’t fight. He led me to his car but I couldn’t see anything. Tears blurred everything.“Tell me what happened.”“No! I can’t go back! Please don’t make me go back inside.” I. Müller. Gerade mal 28 Jährchen, ihr Geburtstag war gerade vorbei.Das mit dem Wagen holen dauerte etwas, denn sie hatten den Besoffenen immerhin 500 m geschleppt und den Wagen mussten sie außerdem vorher noch ein wenig abseits parken. So kam es, dass Hans aus dem Haus die junge Frau, Frau Meier hören konnte, das Flurfenster neben der Haustür war nämlich auf Kipp gestellt.„Jetzt reicht es!“ hörte er sie leise schimpfen. „Ich hab dir gesagt, beim nächsten Mal mache ich es wahr und du hast es. The three had been adventuring together for some time, but had yet to build any renown. Their leader was Lady Naomi, a striking figure, powerfully built but with delicate, refined facial features, her fiery red hair flowing in a long braid. Her milky white freckled skin was usually hidden underneath thick plate, with an armoured skirt to improve mobility. In battle she wielded a hammer and a heavy shield. Despite her fearlessness in combat, her noble upbringing had isolated her from the real.