Some of the humans, the minority, by their dressing were most likely residents of the village, perhaps its warriors. The majority seemed to be, by the...r actions, armors and level of cultivation, hired mercenaries. They, along with the bull, were doggedly attempting at killing the injured alligator.‘Could that creature be a Black Chrome Alligator? It is written in Earth’s Records that at adulthood a Black Chrome Alligator can reach a step from the Peak of the second realm. This one, however, has. As I had already said this was going to be Anna's time I didn't even mention the possibility.As often happens, the way home seemed to require less time than the way out, probably due to the stopovers in the park and at the burger barn.We had been due back at noon and came in soon after eleven. As a matter of course, we disengaged arms when we came into view of the house. We didn't want to push our relationship too far into Ma's face and possibly end up with unwanted additional strictures."How. As they watched,the pod grew into a mass of twisting thorns that enveloped the whole troop.But the woman easily cut through the thorns that enveloped her, and pressedon to her target - the tower itself. Not to be outdone, Enowyn grabbed atorch and swung it at the troop. "Erif, nrub dna redlacs eht ginkatta poort!" she shouted. Nothing happened. Apostrophe said: "Maybe ye should tell the fire to do the opposite thing!" "And let the party in?" asked Enowyn. "You must be barmy!" "The spell wan't. I did find a small version of the standard combat knife with a rig similar to a shoulder holster for a hand gun. It kept the knife under my arm to my side and with loose fitting clothes would do. I did have a good look at all the self defense items and military surplus items. I would be coming back here a lot. By 8:30 AM I was back home and in bed.I felt the bed move and woke up immediately, ready to fight. As soon as my eyes focused I was looking into Jen's smiling face."How long have you been.