She and her granddaughter agreed to help me make some authentic Toledo swords using the process handed down through the family. Andy and Alex, both fe...ale master swordsmiths, saw that I seemed to absorb what they were teaching me, they quickly guided me through making the swords which now carry Andy’s maker’s mark and my own,” I explained. “Alex had been trying to make authentic Japanese folded swords from the Kera she made herself following the methods using in Japan to make it for centuries.. I guess my ass was sunburned after all. I was too manly to admit it to Rory, though.She was gone when I finished. I picked the softest boxers I owned, soft sweatpants and an olive green T-shirt that had been in my possession forever.Rory was absorbed with her Smartphone, slouched on the sofa, her head resting on the arm. The television was on. I set about making dinner. I was famished. A day of sun and water does that to me.All in all, it had been a great Saturday and I wanted to celebrate. In. The men were more proficient with crossbows, but light weight weapons were needed for extended travel. We found Scratch inside with Scout and the innkeeper. Zetia and Julie went upstairs to gather our belongings while I paid the final bill, none of which took long.Zetia and the female guard, from outside our bedroom door, carried most of my things down the stairs. Julie had donned her chainmail shirt and she handed me mine. I hadn’t really intended to wear it, but I complied with my wife’s. If I can get him home I’ll give him Head and Shoulders.”The first blonde looked at the second and asked “How do you give shoulders?”Two boys were arguing when the teacher entered the room. The teacher asked them why they were arguing and the first boy said:“We found a ten dollar bill and decided to give it to whoever can tell the biggest lie.”“You should be ashamed of yourselves” the teacher said. “When I was your age I didn’t even know what a lie was.”The two boys looked at each other, nodded.