The world could think its worst and probably would; although I wasn’t going to flaunt my condition, I wasn’t going to try and hide it any longer.T...e news had already spread round work and our group of friends like wildfire. In the hothouse of a hospital, any form of scandal is eagerly received so the idea of a fifty-one-year-old Senior Scientist being accidentally pregnant was too juicy a titbit to remain secret for long.I knew there were rumours about how I had got myself in that condition. The next few were taken out with good old jabs to the nerve clusters on their necks. I took a rather hard hit from a giant guy and stumbled. I kicked his legs and they broke with a sickening crunch. Finally, after I had eliminated at least three quarters of them, Nissa spoke. ‘Mary, there is nothing you can do. Back up James.’ The remaining guardians stopped short. With wary eyes, they retreated several paces, never looking away from their mistress. Only one man remained at her side. She. When the man smiles Kyle lowers his sword to slice deep into the man’s inside thigh. When he pulls his sword back Kyle watches the blood of the cut artery gush out. The pain causes the man to stumble. Kyle can tell when the man knows he’s dying because of the look of horror on his face. The man takes a step and stumbles to his knees, falling forward onto his face. Kyle kicks him in the face, snapping his neck when the head goes back with the kick.Kyle looks up to see all the attackers are dead. ”“I couldn’t do that,” he said seriously.“It was a joke, find another bird that needs saving,” I suggested.“Mary Beth wants to buy your land first thing,” he said. “There is more than enough money for that now.”Why don’t you wait to see if the cranes return. If they come back next year it’s yours, just pay for the work Tommy and I did to improve it,” I suggested.“Mary Beth and I talked about it we think ten thousand is a fair price,” he said.“Like I said professor, wait till next spring,” I.