“It was okay,” she said sitting on the couch next to me, pulling her legs up criss-cross-applesauce style, wincing as she did so. “Just ok?” I...said, looking at her closely. Her long brown hair was up today in a high pony tail and her outfit, as always, was immaculate. A simple white t-shirt and tan shorts complimented her tanned skin. “The boys were a little rough this morning and pulled a train on my ass,” she said. ‘The boys,’ as she called them, referred to her Dad and her Uncles. Since her. As I turned to let the co-worker “have it”, I saw Linda. She was a tall; probably 5’ 9” as she was just a hair shorter than I am (I’m 5’ 10”). Her long dark hair was straight and almost glowing under our horrible fluorescent lighting. My eyes traveled down her body and as I looked up into her eyes, I could almost hear her say, “my eyes are up here, stupid!”I quickly changed tactics, “Great to meet you Linda! How are you liking the new position?” The eyes that just moments ago were on the verge. The time was around 9.30 and she asked to move to the dining table for dinner. She asked me whether I wanted to have a drink before dinner. I said only if u accompany me. She smiled, went inside and brought a bottle of champagne. She said, open it in the name of our friendship. I opened the bottle, poured in 2 glasses, cheered the glasses and had a sip. On my first sip, I could make out that the champagne was rich in buzz.She went to the kitchen and got some french fries and chicken. We both. Her soldiers praised her as a hero, and soon after Aella was officially commissioned as a General of Athens, the first woman to ever do so.When the Romans came two years later, led by the great old General Marcellus Cassius and his young cousin, General Augustus Gaius, everyone was afraid. The Romans deftly crushed the Macedonians with their legions, and quickly set upon the rest of the Greek city states.Aella had been a part of the Greek armies that went out to fight them. And fight them they.