Now, more than ever, Rose would need him and his support.During the last week of the trip, the weather turned really cold. Jim was grateful for the be...rskin he had taken with him on one of the pack horses. Rolled into it, he barely felt the cold around him, but the other men shivered badly and had to sit around the fire, for most of the night. The men were miserable by the time they reached Denver in mid-November. Jim and Albert had spoken about some measures to induce the men to keep quiet,. He went out of his way to make sure Emily always had a ride to Volleyball practice, and he was pretty proud of her for becoming the star of the team in her senior year. Scott wasn't into sports so Daniel found it difficult to relate as much with him.Emily noticed her step dad looking back and smiled at him, trying to cover any sign her wanting out of this nasty hot van. She had been looking forward to this trip ever since she found out about it. This was her chance to land a boyfriend. She had. He apprenticed with a prominent clan in Samoa and does all the tattoos for the family and clans.”“It’s an honor to meet you both.” I was confused as what this was all about.Tanielu got up and came over to me. Though he was north of 60, he was almost the same size as Fiti and Sammy. I was caught off guard as he grabbed me in a bear hug and was even more shocked when he lifted me off the ground.“Barnim, I wanted to thank you for keeping my boys from getting hurt. When they told me what happened,. You think he earned it or a congratulatory gift from his family?”“It’s most likely the latter, but the way he looks tells me otherwise...”Another group of beginning adventurers whispered amongst themselves.“Do you think they’re part of the Adventurer’s Guild?”“I wouldn’t be surprised. There are Temple Academy students that do adventuring part-time.”“Then maybe I should try and recruit the both of them.”“Stop! Don’t do it, man. Just look at the emblems on that girl’s chest. There’s no way.