Osus took all of the guns he could pay for and dashed for Ruma to drop off the guns he had and return with enough flints to pay for the additional gun....Oops! I had created a monster! We could not yet absorb guns at the rate that Wolfton was now able to produce them. I sure as hell didn't want Wolfton to sell guns to anybody else, but what could I do to keep from drowning in guns? Alice and I were going to have to give this one a lot of thought! In any case, I needed to get my ass in gear and. I didn’t mention your name if that’s what worries you.”“What makes you imagine I’m worried?” Mandy smiled again. “Find some glasses, Douglas. Let’s drink wine.”I produced two lead crystal glasses and filled them. I handed one to Mandy and gulped down the contents of the other, then mumbled an apology and replenished it. She toyed with hers.“You promised to resolve my confusion, Mandy. Previously, you’d promised to tell me something about yourself and how you became involved in this ‘Castration. Buddha and Giselle, not unexpectedly, were out under the awning enjoying the nice day. "Heard you were coming," Buddha grinned. "How was the action in the Bahamas?" How'd you hear we were coming?" Crystal asked, a little surprised at the announcement."Oh, your dad called, just a little while ago," Buddha grinned. "He wanted to know if Giselle and I were going to be here right after the first of the month. Guess I'm getting him back into surfing some. Your mom, too. We told them they're welcome. ‘ Wow you still look amazing.’ He said motioning her to sit at the table. ‘Oh thank you, you do to. The Army must have kept you in very good shape.’ She said squeezing his arm under his coat. Chris just grinned. ‘So what are you up to now?’ She asked. ‘Just taking some time off for now, still getting used to being a civilian again.’ Chris said. ‘Well I’m glad you called, its been forever since we talked. I tried calling your house but no one answered, than I heard about your parents, and after.