No!" I gasped.It didn't end there! Once the laces were well defined, a zipper sprangout of nowhere and closed over the laces, before a padlock clicked...shutthrough some loops to prevent the zipper being dragged down! I yankedand tugged on the new shoe as hard as I could, and tried to pull thepadlock or the zipper off, but no luck. It was like everything was madeof solid titanium. There was no way to break it.I looked at my other foot and gasped again, long nailed hands flying tomy mouth in a. “They’re perfect speed training for me as, other than Oonagh amongst our forces, there’s no one else fast enough to do that.”“Is she ready?” Kordanta asked.“As ready as we could get her in the short time we had, yes.” Roxanne confirmed.“Good, now off you go and have fun,” Kordanta chuckled grimly.“I’m gone, good luck.”An hour later the entire column was dug in and under fanatical attack by the Vultoqi who were for once not just charging in, but constantly probing for weaknesses.Casualties also. Diane wasn't there. She had married Sir John six weeks ago and was sick to her stomach. So all of her duties were taken over by Princess Julie Anne from Baytar. In the short time they knew each other, Nora and Julie had become good friends.Nora had a maiden give Gorman dance lessons so he wouldn't trip all over himself in the one dance they would do before retiring. Nora was pleased that he passed the test.Once in their chambers, Julie helped Nora out of her gown and into sheer silky sleeping. Appa vilakai anaithu vittu en arugil paduthaar, naan en suuthai avar pakam kanbithu kondu paduthu irunthen. Sirithu neram thunguvathu pol nadithu kondu irunthen appozhuthu appa avarin sunniyai en suuthil vaithu paduthaar.Avarin sunni viraithu irunthathu naan en kaiyai avarin sunniyil vaithu paarthen aanal athu aadai kul ilamal veliyil irunthathu.Appa verum kaal satai matum aninthu irunthaar, pinbu naan amaithiyaaga paduthu irunthen.Naan sunniyai thotu paarthu ethum solamal irunthathaal avan.