"This was no accident but I feel no one here, strange the idiot must have been practicing his... “ Merlin hit the creature with everything he had. ...creaming the creature tried too late to erect a shield, then withered as the flames quickly ate the creature up. Smiling Merlin thought well that helps but I better go! A moment later Merlin was 1000 yards away. What! He'd never been able to muster more than 100 feet! What had he gotten from the young mage? Though tired Merlin thought of getting. "You get your stuff together and I'll throw some clothes in a suitcase." What?" Well you don't think I'm letting you go to Los Angeles and meet some strange female by yourself do you?" Kennedy grinned and kissed her lover.The red-headed witch smiled herself and kissed Kennedy back. "Hmmm, well, she DID sound awfully cute. And Angel usually does have pretty good taste in women."Any thing more Willow wanted to say was smothered as Kennedy rolled her onto her back and covered her with her taller. When a breeze thinned the smoke, Seth could see the shells hitting near the houses and sending up geysers of dirt among the horsemen on the distant ridge. The crashing roar continued, shaking concussion followed by explosive blow.A few Union soldiers moved forward. Seth had expected a charge with horsemen galloping, swords raised, buglers straining and flags fluttering, men running. He was disappointed. It was just crooked lines of soldiers walking forward. Some had their rifle-muskets on their. All of the students nodded their heads. Then they crossed their legs on the floor and closed their eyes. That's good, Kevin thought. I won't have to teach so much today. I think I'm sick or something. He looked around the room again. The started to work on some paperwork he had due.After the session, almost all of his students went directly home. One person walked up to Kevin and started talking to him."Hey, teach, you OK?" Kevin looked at his student."I'm OK, isn't time for you to go.