They pronounced the words differently, but only a few were new. They called the spear-grass, grain. The young woman, Blossom, boiled the tips to make ...ruel which was their main food. It didn’t taste as good as meat, but he grew healthier eating it.When he was well enough, the old man, Guardian, took him to a sweat lodge. They went naked -- and, since the day was cold, quickly. But he did see that the whole area around the camp was covered with the spear-grass or grain. There were urns of water. "I felt my stomach drop."Why?" I asked. My voice sounded awfully loud to me."Step out of the car, ma'am."I swallowed. "Officer, please," I told him, "My husband is expecting me..."He pulled the car door partway open. "You need to step out of the car, now, miss," he said.I unbuckled my seatbelt and put one foot down on the ground. "Could you please tell me what this's about?" I realized my speech was sounding slurred. "I really have to get home, now..."He pulled the door all the way open. "Step. We chatted for a minute or two more and then moved on. We passed one another several times more and smiled and spoke each time. She was rather attractive and well built, and I got a pleasant tingle each time we spoke. I timed my approach to the checkouts as she was entering one, and we went through together and chatted as we walked out to our cars. We stopped by mine and talked a little more. She told me her name was Sarah, and I told her mine. The suburb where I live is relatively small, and I. "Well, your share is probably worth only about twelve, but I'm willing to pay a premium since without you, I would not get this chance. Tell you what, think about it and get back to me tomorrow."Sebastian hung up quickly and I noticed Debra looking at me. "News?"I nodded. "One of Bill's competitors. I offered to let him buy me out and revealed that he can gain control if he approached the other part owners. He's offering me fifteen million for my share."Debra frowned. "I can't protect that.