"I did. I saw the same thing that I'd seen the first time."Smoke!" I exclaimed loudly, lowering the binoculars and handing them back to Vicky. "That w...s smoke that I was looking at." Smoke?" Lizzy repeated slowly. "What does that mean?" It means that we're not alone," Vicky declared sharply, keeping her eyes fixed on the distant horizon."Maybe," I responded thoughtfully, "and maybe not. It could be natural." We're not that lucky," Vicky sneered in reply.I didn't argue with her. I knew we. "My God! That hurt. The funny thing was, the second time I kind of just watched the Deputy Headmaster hang that thing up high and whip it down. Oh, it still hurt, all right. It was just... Oh, I don't know, kind of fascinating. The way I looked at him drove him crazy. He even rolled up his sleeves. They were whacks to remember, and definitely not delivered in a controlled manner... "I went back on a few occasions, just to check on his technique. That was what I told my mates. I wasn't kidding,. Idin nodded."And I am still grateful for you coming." Idin said"Um whats his name?" I said."Names are useless." The man said."But still it is useful to have something to call you by." Idin said smiling."I am Alpha, I am in charge of my clan, the title will do." Alpha said."Furball" Sunny mutteredMorgana snorted and Alpha growled, I was just confused."If not for Idin I would tear your throat our parasite." Alpha said."Sunny please" Idin said.Sunny shrugged."Sure" She said."Alpha is an expert on. The clear look of disgust and pity in Haden’s eyes made it more then apparent that she was one who had not. ‘Nearly two full turns of the seasons it took for her body to heal, my friend. Bones broken, fractured. Bruises were said to have given a new color to her skin from her crown to her toes. For settings on end she could not open her eyes to see or her mouth to eat. What you saw outside… She is but half of what she was. And with all that, he rendered her mute. Silenced her voice forever from.