She didn't need to. I guess I liked having her depend on me to guide her actions. On the other hand, it was good to see her take a 'That's final, ' st...nd. If she wanted to stock her closet with clothes for me and give me space in the bathroom, I could live with her generosity. My masculinity would not be threatened by her wealth. If being the doting widow made her happy, that's all that was important.I opened my arms and she came to me. Did she know that this was a turning point in our. She walked back to Dorothy,"Do you see any steps"."No I don't, I can't see anything.....wait do you feel that". The ground began to shake and stone steps started to jet out the side of the hole. The steps leading down into the darkness. Leandra put her hand by the end of the stick and the fabric became alive with flame. "Wow how you do that".Leandra threw her bag over he back,"Oh its something I picked up from my mother. Now be careful and follow me".Dorothy followed as the two of them made. Kirstie, I want you to stand in the wings and observe. I'dappreciate it if you could help Sandy whenever you see something needingimprovement. 'Oh, wonderful,' I thought.With that, we launched into the scenes I'd be performing in. To say Iwas thrilled would be a huge understatement, although I knew that thetwo final Saturday performances would have the biggest audiences, and itwould be Kirstie they'd remember, not me.She interrupted the rehearsal a few times that day, and I felt that shewas. “Still a ways off at last sighting.”“Heave!” came the rhythmic, unison voices of the men hauling on the anchor winch. “Heave!”“Captain on deck!” a voice called. Belita Vex came out of her cabin, her blue coat and blond hair flapping in the wind. She scanned the deck without a word, then headed up the stairs to join Danica at the helm.“Tell me,” she said. Her voice was almost conversational in spite of the dire situation. “Ship sighted and confirmed. No accurate distance yet. Anchor stuck. Sails.