This wasn’t her scene. He picked up on that as soon as he saw her stressed out posture. He could relate to her. He was having a hard time pretending...as well. He saw some short overconfident man walk up to her and ask her to dance. She shook her head no and the midget walked away with an anger written all over his face. He had to smile, she wasn’t going to make it easy for any of these men. He liked that. After what seemed like an eternity, he gathered up enough courage to send her a drink. He. But, then, the nice man that he is, Bill offered to take me. We had been hanging out at that bar for so long that we all thought we knew Bill pretty well. She accepted his offer to take care of me but told me to be careful, kissing and hugging me good bye. I gave Bill a nice kiss on a cheek for being so kind. He smiled his big warm smile and stroked my face with his big strong hands. When I looked back to watch Beth leave, the alcohol hit me hard. The room swung around me and I couldn’t hold. "Kija's gone!" Pyran yelled.The chains were there, where Tomas and Kija had been lying on the floor of the arena, but there was no sign of either Nangen."Since when has there been a door behind the throne?" Wildhair asked, pointing to a doorway left open. "They were in a hurry, it seems."Master Do, Hanna snatched up her pack and strapped on her sword, readying for a quick departure."Where are you going, Master?" Gareth asked, dreading the answer."After Tomas, of course," Hanna answered,. I still wasn’t thrilled with the way some of the other students approached her, but I understood and trusted her.A month before the end of the year I noticed some changes in Emma. She started to become very distant with me; it was like she was holding back on telling me something. She was like this for a couple of weeks; she would sit there staring out into space and not say anything.One Sunday evening out of the blue she told me, “Jack I think you need to go home tonight. I have to finish off.