You can all practice scanning what's up ahead of us, picking out where it's smooth enough for Jim to drive this junker." Whattaya mean, junker?" Slick...Jim grinned at him, feeling too good about this adventure to take offense at Chad's kidding. "It got us here in one piece, didn't it? It'll take us a long way farther yet, and it's a lot faster'n walkin'. It's got fourwheel drive, and at least it ain't one of these new buggies what ain't got no ground clearance to speak of. You wouldn't get far. At this time of season it'll be very crowded and we need something isolated."Grandma was right. It would not be correct to visit Little Thumb at this time."Can I invite Wongs also?" Wongs... Who?" She could not immediately recall."I mean Mike, Suzy and Michelle, their mom." I knew about Mike and Suzy" She spoke teasingly. "But didn't know that Michelle is also the part of your team." She wasn't." I chuckled. "She joined only a few days back. Actually we've been sharing mom's bedroom since that. That's why I'm here. It looks like Eve and I will just have to somehow keep these fantasies locked away. I just wish that, somehow, I could make it a reality."As strange as it may seem, I actually wanted to help Dr. Meadows. That's when an idea hit me. "I think I know of a way. But I'll need to see that story. Do you have the copy with you?" Dr. Meadows nodded her head and started looking through her purse before pulling out an envelope and handing it to me. After giving it a brief look, I. There were caches of arrows all through the mountains.All the squad practised with their bows every day, it was their preferred weapon. "Let them die at a distance" was one of the captain's mantras. The squad usually carried four weapons with them when they were on patrol: their long bow; a battleaxe, a hunting knife; and a stave. A few carried swords with them.Scar had taken me under his wing, and he was teaching me to use a knife. He was teaching me close in knife work, very personal.