"Once she was sure she had his attention, she continued. "I'm putting you on notice. If she ever sets you free, I'm coming for you. Got it?"He nodded ...ide-eyed at her intensity. She nodded back and returned to her antipasto. Feeling a little numb, Robby returned to his own meal.The meal ended well, with Dawn wishing him luck with Elaina. He walked with her to the door, she donning her wrap and he shrugging into his coat. When he reached for the handle, she put her hand on his arm to stop. Naturally Lucie was happy to see me and I met little Chantal for the first time. But as soon as I sat in the living-room with a beer in my hand, my eyes came to rest on the photo of Catherine which was on the shelf right above the television.I was flabbergasted by the beauty of that woman in the green skirt. In the photo, she and her daughter were standing side by side on the back patio of their house. I couldn't take my eyes off the photo and I was mesmerized by her classic beauty, at that. Thank God, the crowd ran away and left the field to the fighting men.The regular bodyguards all had spears and knew how to use them. The bearers had khopeshes and knew how to use them. I had a mace and a khopesh and knew how to use them. The upshot was that the attackers did not have a chance, and I wondered who could have been so stupid as to think that they did.The battle lasted only five minutes or so, and most of the would-be assassins escaped simply because they made a point to stay out of. I rested the guitar across my thighs and took a moment to collect my thoughts and wipe the moisture from my eyes. When I looked up from this guitar, everyone was huddled around the recliner to get a better look at this Christmas present. The tears really started to flow from my eyes and all I could say to the gift givers was a mumbled, “Thanks ... the-this is ja-just aw-awesome.”Tempe and Lisa both wrapped their arms around my chest and pressed their heads into my shoulders as I softly cried.