I simply smiled awkwardly in reply, nervously not wishing to engage him.When the elevator stopped on the fourth floor he blocked my exit, by extending...his arm to hold the elevator door open and prevent it from closing.“What’s your name pretty-boy?” he asked.“Toby,” I replied.“I’m Okie,” he answered, before continuing, “What’s your room number?”“Four-zero-three,” I replied with trepidation, before anxiously asking, “Why do you want to know?”“Well, I kinda figure that if I don’t get lucky with a. I think this will help, even if it doesn’t free me. Especially if I get to kick the high and mighty Kal’s rear around the mountainside.”Quickly and quietly, everyone made their way out the door and away from the uncomfortable situation inside until only Perra, Elta, Daxas, and Refia remained.“Are you really going to let me duel with him?” Elta asked.“If going up against you means he will be safer if he gets into a real fight with another cleric, then yes. Of course, that’s assuming you are as. Now is as good a as any. How about it?”“YAY!” she screamed. Then the other cheerleaders joined in.“Gimme a ‘J’. ‘J’!”“Gimme an ‘A’. ‘A’!”“Gimme a ‘Y’. ‘Y’! What’ya got? JAY! YAY! JAY!”They were cheerleaders after all. And now I was the center of their attention. I wasn’t too embarrassed. I had pretty much gotten over all that stuff this week and was really enjoying my time there at the party. So far, one down and I have no idea how many to go.“So what was your name again?” I shouted to the. There was always the chance she hadn't drunk her milk and was sitting up in bed wide awake but there was no reply to my knock. I opened the door slowly, still ultra-cautious, terrified she was awake, but I needn't have worried. The old cow must have dropped off reading a book because the paperback was on the floor where she had dropped it and she was on her side with her right arm dangling off the bed.Still cautious, I shook her shoulder - gently at first but then really roughly but, to my.