. for what it is worth ... I am sorry I tried to kill you. You aren’t as evil as I thought”“Thank you. I shall have a banner made if we survive ...��Not as evil as people thought’” we smiled at each other and nearly fell into the water as a result. The water was still, totally flat. Its dark surface reflected the walls of the cave, or more accurately, the roof. The lake was large, perhaps one hundred metres wide and long. “Amazing” I exclaimedAs we looked into the water and weighed up if we could. The woman had shoulder-length auburn hair and grey-blue eyes. There was a figure in front of the woman, but Samantha couldnt see who it was. Yes, Yes, you did. And for that, I shall reward you with nourishment to help you in your long ordeal. said the Man in Green. Oh, Thank you! Thank you, Master! said the kneeling woman, relief and joy filling her face. Big deal! thought Samantha, So she gets a free meal, theres plenty of food downstairs. Samantha eased the door back and decided to continue. Hanna stopped where she was as Lucario ran toward the Onix. The blue power of a sphere forming between his paw and forced it towards the Pokémon. The ball of energy sliced through the air and hit the Onix right between the eyes. The Pokémon Groaned and slumped onto the grounds. Hanna ran to Lucario and wrapped her arms around him hugging herself close to him. Lucario put an arm around her shoulder and Hanna helped him limp to where Brock was waiting. He smiled at the two and held out his hand.. . I did chance a glance at my ex-fiancée, Marian Carton, who was a bride’s maid and at the far end of the line of four young ladies supporting the bride. Two, complete strangers to me, were cast in the roles of Best man and Maid of Honor. The more I thought about my willingness to be a groomsman rather than insisting on being best man, the more I realized that I’d done the right thing. I sure as hell had done the right thing for me. I would have been terrible in the role of best man.Fifteen.