The council did find another discrepancy though, but not too many people count that. Queen Dakota pronounce me as the Royal Confidant, a position that...she decided to make up. I think that she should have come to me first for a better name but it wasn’t the worst title one could be given by a fourteen year old girl. It was much like the head advisor but a bit different in that it was completely separated from the advising court and it basically placed me on an equal pedestal to the Queen. The. Jela returned the rope they had used to trolley the game bags over the river, and they stopped to rest and eat another meal before taking the tube back home."So, should we plan a gathering to celebrate Jela's accomplishment?" Naz asked as he spooned a generous portion of spiced ground crocodile onto a chapatti."I think not." Jela chuckled. "We have been to a lot of gatherings lately, and we will go to more over the coming weeks. When we get home I only plan to bathe at the spring, have some. Reynolds and Sgt. Blaine were magically there helping us but didn't look any the worse for wear. Here I thought the whole time they were dead! I was still pretty out of it when they helped all of us into the zodiac and we sped to the waiting submarine. I did notice Sgt. Blaine smile and wave at Mira as she bailed off her motorcycle and shook a fist at us. Thank God they didn't catch us!I was awake by the time we got on the sub. We were escorted to a room and I started giving the two Sgts. a. You didn't mention any water, so I didn't bring any trunks or anything." That's OK", she said with a smile, "I didn't either!"Can you say 'SPROINNNG!, yep, instant woody.The horses didn't take long to deal with, and before I knew it, we were standing by the creek looking at each other. I felt even better, here, but I wasn't exactly comfortable. My face felt as red as the girl's looked, but I wasn't about to chicken out. I started things by taking my shirt off, and the girls followed suit. I.