There’s no turning back now. I take a deep breath and step onto the elevator. I move to the far corner while Mr. Hottie steps in behind me and the d...ors close. He doesn’t even ask me what floor. He pushes the top floor – he’s in a penthouse. Holy! No wonder he didn’t seem too concerned by the money he lost at the table. We stand staring at each other for a moment. He takes one step towards me in hesitation. I don’t make a move, I just stare at him through my eye lashes. He closes the distance. “Get on your feet, lawman. I told them you’d come lookin’ for the girl and I’d be the one to take you,” the man spoke from behind him. His knife was still prodding Jeremiah’s back, when suddenly, the knife fell to the grass.The half-breed dropped to his knees behind Jeremiah. Gasping for air ... with his legs kicking, his body jerking, death took him silently.The others had heard the Indian speak and as they turned looking for him, Jeremiah picked up McQuay’s knife and stood with his gun. And so he put his creatures to work ...First, he sent the remaining negative elementals to assault the walls andgate, to keep the defenders busy. Then he had the remaining ships smashinto the barrier in the bay - not on the hope of breaking through, but tocreate a barrier of his own so no one could escape from that direction.Once this was accomplished he had the surviving crews - mostly undead -come to join the main force outside the town's gate.While waiting for them to arrive, he brought. She knew a little Spanish from the times that she had been there during holiday's, but even then she mostly tried to hangout with kids who spoke Dutch or English. But now, she hadn't a choice anymore, so she had even enrolled for a crash course in Spanish.Even so, it seemed that Illiana was making sure that she wasn't alone over there. She had already found a group of our age that existed out of boys and girls from our own Country and from Spain. She even had sent me some pictures that she had.