Violet said, “Ciarra, do you have more lightstones?”“I have ten more,” I replied.Violet said, “Good. Spells will blind us when we need our s...ght the most, at least if we continue exploring like this. We can’t hide from the monsters that live in the dark, so why minimize our light? If we had a half-dozen of them, a wizard’s lightning bolt wouldn’t blind us. At least it wouldn’t blind us for as long.”Huh. She’s right. The same argument works against the champion just as well.“Good point,” I said,. “What are you doing serving coffee in a park café?”A grimace. “Not much you can do with a degree in English Lit except teach. And I enjoy this ... meeting people, talking to them when we’re not too busy. I’m working on a Master’s part time. Might go for a job in tertiary ed. Might not.”“Excuse me, but you don’t look old enough...”Giggle. “Coming up to thirty this year.”“No!”“Yes!” She cocked her head. “Perhaps you need to get out more.”“I’m set in my ways...”“Ways which evolved to care for. June and Sarah dropped to the bed of the wagon in front of the drivers seat and got ready to fight.Mary was driving the second wagon and she moved up until she was beside the first wagon. June was madly ringing the bell, and Alice, Mary, and the two kids took what shelter they could by dropping to the bed of the second wagon. Mary handed Johnny a converted Colt Navy and reminded him to use both hands to hold the gun when he pulled the trigger. No one had given Johnny any specific instruction on. Sylvia woke slowly, feeling disorientated. She felt an arm around her and turned her face to see Dan watching her. “Hi there sleepyhead.” he whispered. “Hi there to you too, did I miss anything,” she answered. "I think I will be able to fill you in on anything that you may have missed, but I think you will enjoy it.” With that he lowered his lips and caught her mouth with his and began his exploration of her body, both with his mouth and hands, all over again. He slipped his fingers into her.