By then Tobias and his men were standing outside the gates of the city. They stood far enough away to be outside the range of any archers on the walls...of Atria. Fortunately they were still in range of the bows carried by the Wu Chin archers that I had sent with Tobias. The archers formed up before the city gate and at Tobias' command they launched a flight of fire arrows into the gates of the city. Most of the arrows struck and while the powder charges on the arrows weren't enough to blast the. Jamie’s eyes were in a fixed stare into the River’s dark water. Abby got up and went to the bedroom. Sam looked at Jamie, his eyes on the water. ‘Thinking about a swim, Jamie?’ Sam asked with a grin. ‘You know the gators will get you before you reach the shore. If they don’t the snakes will.’ Sam snickered then stood up and pushed the button to turn the generator on. The flood lights come on and the boat shined like a parking lot. Sm pointed the rear spotlight out across the river towards where. Hunter watched the games with keen interest for two reasons. First he wanted to try to understand the style, method and strategy of each program, should he eventually decide to attend one of those schools, and secondly, because as the quarterback of his high school football team, he hoped to learn a new technique that he could try against the other teams. Hunter had an assortment of snacks (some energy and others just fattening) in a pile on the floor beside him, along with the now empty plate. And he told us we made his Christmas. Are you really telling me he’d pass at a chance of another night of dancing with you?”Sue pulled a funny face, a little upset at how I’d demolished her argument. “Well, anyway, it wouldn’t be right, honey. You wouldn’t be there, and married women don’t go gadding about at black tie dos with other men, in front of the great and the good. At least, not in my book they don’t.”“Sue, honey, it’s only a dance, for heaven’s sake. Plenty of women go to dances with.