That was so that we would not accidentally shoot each other in the excitement of battle. We had an idea of the approximate length of the column, so we...set up with me at the head and Henry at the rear end. Henry was to yell as the last man in the column came even with him, and that was when we were to start shooting.The officers were the target for me and another man, one of the new guys. We were going to follow the column if it were strung out more than we expected so that we could be sure of. After a bit of thinking I had the perfect solution, my little sister Sarah. She goes to the same school as me and is a junior, and very popular among the guys. Though Sarah's only 17 she dresses like a full grown woman (not that I noticed) and I know she has some of those fake eyelashes lying around. As for the sword, she just joined the fencing team and that would be a perfect fit. I knocked on her door and opened it. She was spread out on her bed reading a book, with only her long blonde hair. "Why me?"Aska merely smiled, getting up and opening the curtain."Because I trust you to obey me."With that he got up and left. Hazan nodded and smiled to me."I am to go with him. But I have a letter for you." The boy reached into a pouch at his side and handed me a stiff parchment envelope, "Here." He got up to leave but I caught his wrist before he slipped away completely."Who sent it?" I could not remember any from the Citadel who knew me well enough to write to me."Riordain." He said and. కానీ దానితో బాటే గర్వంగా కూడా ఉంటుంది. వనజ,లక్ష్మి నా వంక చూసే అసూయ చూపులు బలే ఉత్సాహాన్నిస్తాయి.ఇంక స్కూల్లో అడపిల్లలం ముందు బెంచీల్లో కూర్చుంటాం. వెనక నుంచి అబ్బాయిలు మా అందాలు వర్ణిస్తూ ఉంటే మొహాలు కందగడ్డల్లాచేసుకుని తలలు దించుకుని చెవులప్పగించి వింటూ ఉంటాం. శంకరం మేష్టారు లెక్కలు చెప్తారు. చాలా సార్లు నన్ను ఒక్కదాన్నీ వాళ్ళ యింటికి రమ్మన్నారు ” ట్యూషన్ చెప్తాను లెక్కల్లో చాలా వీక్ గా ఉన్నావు” అని. మా యింటి దగ్గిరే కాబట్టి వెళ్ళే దానిని. అలాగ మొదలైంది మా పరిచయం. ఆయన,భార్య సీత ఇద్దరే ఉంటారు..