"We can't just leave the horses and the cart here in the open," Pat said, as I was feeding my horse. "We need to protect them so they don't wander off... or someone doesn't steal them." Yes, a minimum warding spell would do if we had something to apply it to," I agreed."A defensive shell?" Pat suggested, uncertainly."That may be too much use of Magic," I told him. "It could be detected by someone looking for us." Only if they knew that we had been here," Pat said."I have a feeling that they will. "Thank you so much anyway." Just one more thing," the Klingon said."Yes?" What happened to the Captain Rand who used to be in charge of the Enterprise?"Kirk felt his heart flutter. Rand shook her head, her eyes distant as if she were waking from a dream, put her arm around Kirk's shoulder and whispered in his ear "Tell him that Rand is still the captain. She's just off-bridge."Kirk shook his head and tried to pull away from Rand, but the woman tightened her grip on his shoulder and hissed, "Say. "Not many people get to own their honeymoon cottage. We do." We'll keep 'er until you tell me to get something else, sweetness," he said. A few more kisses. "It's cool enough for long sleeves, baby. And If we pull the hook up now, we can have a late lunch onshore." Oooo-kay," I said. "We need to be responsible, I guess." Yes we do," he said. "You have a piccolo to play with and I have a power grid to poke around." I guess," I said. In my head I was thinking 'What magic has this man worked upon. ..not even Tommy. I couldn't wait to get to the party.-------------------The costume party was held in my school auditorium, which was severalmiles away. I hadn't considered how I was going to get there untilafter I was already dressed in my costume and there was absolutely noway I was going to walk all that distance in high heels. Fortunately Ithought to call for a taxi.I was both nervous and excited as I arrived at school and climbed out ofthe taxi. I adjusted my dress a little and then.