Scott was counting the days until he was sixteen and could get his license. Andrea had inherited her mother's Toyota Corolla, and was enjoying her new...found freedom. She had made a decision about her future, and it was time to share it with her dad and Scott."Dad, you know how we talked about me going to university next year?" she began.He father nodded as he slowly chewed his dinner."Well, here's what I've decided. I want to go to Selkirk College here in town for two years and then I'll decide. To be a knight of the crown..." Roth was unable to move the shock of Bill's words still ringing through his mind. Sighing Bill walked back to Roth, "You four are the only ones that I feel that I can truly trust. Well the Lieutenant Colonel and my mates plus you four. That's not much of a résumé for success. I need all of you if I am going to stay alive and re-unite the realm." Both Glenna and Twitty who had remained quiet and on guard both were now smiling. "Was there any doubt of our. I’ll never know. I listened and calmed myself until I went back to sleep. The first month I was in town I felt like a one-man fire department. I studied the books, swept, took inventory, met lots of farmers and was grateful Bob had kept such good books before he was taken by aliens. Most of the time I felt like I was a month behind and rushing to catch up. It didn’t help that I missed some sleep from snapping twigs about three times a week. It also didn’t help that my muscles were sore every. A couples days later I stopped at her house early in the morning. She was wearing her usual jeans and low cut shirt.She was right a lot of work. Probably two weeks worth. I told her I could do it for just the material cost. She was shocked.I don't need the money and it makes me feel good to help my friends.It is then I found out she was a widow of 2 years. Her husband was 10 years her senior and she is 57 .I started the job about a week later. Tina was always watching me bringing what ever I.