The hug we shared on the school steps let everyone who could see us know that we were a couple, the rest of the school would no doubt be aware of our ...hange in status by lunchtime."Did you get home OK?" she asked and I nodded in reply."How was it?" she probed."I was interrogated by Mum," I replied, "but your secrets are safe with me." Secrets?" asked Natasha coming up behind me. "What secrets are these?" Morning, Nat," I said over my shoulder. "I was just telling my beautiful girlfriend about. Rand. You are Rand. Rand Korsun... ''... I am Rand Korsun. I am Rand Korsun. I am Rand Korsun!... 'Memories came flooding back. He tried to open his eyes, but they were sealed shut. He was floating, and not breathing, and something was holding him in place. Something that felt like webbing. He remembered the fight on Skryben's bridge, and that he'd been hurt fighting against Captain Jeryth, trying to protect... Berniss! What had happened to her? He tried to call out her name.'... Berniss!.... "Why do you say that?" asked Suzan climbing."That's Dragon fern. Or Dragon catnip is a better name for it. They will grow like wildfire if you plant it in the ground near fertile soil and you'll have a devil of a time getting it out. In the mean time Dragon's will offer to stop by and help pick them for you," said Kat with a mischievous smile.As she finished, she saw all the color drain from Suzan face as she savagely yanked it out of her hair and threw it on the ground. She then stomped it and. ‘Beef Stew?’ Julian said over his shoulder as she put down the large container of meat. ‘Boeuf bourguignon with shallots,’ she shouted tersely, ‘Beef Stew?’ he repeated with a grin, turning back to the vegetables. ‘Bastard!’ she grinned then turned back to him. Moving with purpose she applied the base of the large saucepan she was holding to his rear, her hands gripping the handle tightly. The resounding clang of the base hitting Julian eang round the kitchen He yelped and leapt in the air,.