It’s up for the mayor’s office buildings of every city to decide if they want to invest in their Mercenary Association branches to attract skillfu... cultivators and increase the popularity of their cities”.“And Glorious Ground’s mayor doesn’t care about it?”“How should I know? If it’s bothering you, ask Miss Xinia next time you will see her. Us who were born here and in the profession for several decades don’t have complaints”.Zax nearly staggered when he first saw the building, but when the. I silently thanked God and all the powers that be as the most beautiful redhead casually strolled to the back of the bus and took a seat at the back of the bus.The back row of the bus consisted of five seats, I was in one corner, and she was in the other. Okay, in an ideal world she would have sat closer but still, bingo baby! I looked across at her, waiting to catch her eye, then smiled at her, she smiled back. A part of me started doing jumping jacks. I couldn't help but stare at her. Her. So it was with a particular delight that Oliver found out he'd been chosen for another abduction. The target was another woman, an American staying at a hotel. Apparently she was some big-name Hollywood star called Jennifer Loves Something, though Oliver had never heard of her. His pal Denis had though – 'Grade A Hollywood pussy' was how he described her. Yum-Yum!That night Oliver found himself pulling in a truck outside a posh hotel. With him were Denis, Louis and Renard. Renard was the leader. But I was afraid, anyway."What about a curve ball?" Flanagan said. "I didn't see you throw any curves."Bill took that one. "He hasn't got a curve ball yet. I've been training Freddie since last summer. He's picked up a lot. He's picked up everything I tried to teach him -- real quick. But I haven't encouraged him to learn to throw a curve ball yet. I figured, maybe next winter, after this first full season as a pitcher. That would be soon enough." He's got enough weapons already," Dave Hooks.