The meeting went on as if they were not present, the councilors speaking as if they had already accepted. Frustrated at their rudeness, he and Rayner ...lipped out without them noticing.At the training yard, Axel and Rayner took out their frustrations on their weapons trainer, Kevia. Or at least they tried.As they swung and stabbed their weapons at her, the tall lean woman glided out of the path of their weapons. She kicked out at them with a booted foot to keep them back. Those fast kicks kept. “Bullshit!” Rollie said. “Listen, if I could hit like you, I wouldn’t be sitting around cryin’ in my beer.”“At least they let you out on the field with leather on your hand,” I said. (I was thinking, “Not that you’re anything to write home about as a catcher,” but I didn’t say anything like that, because Rollie was my friend.) It was true, though. It was best not to think about it too hard, but the fact was that Rollie Perkins wasn’t likely to get that call to join the Atlanta Braves anytime. "Really?" Yes, Alayna. You are not alone. And being one of the owners here, Ihad made the decision to expand our services to this. Back then for mynephew of course, but there have been more like you since then. And itis since then, that we have always had these products on stock, just incase."She smiled. "I knew I would need them again today in the moment youapproached me and showed me the prescription. So... be proud and findyour way, young lady. It might not always be easy, but with the help. ’ My stomach twisted in the awful anticipation of a lecture. ‘What about?’ He bit at his fingernail before replying, ‘You tell me, Liz.’I had desperately wanted to come across as a mature young woman, to be cool and suave like him and to say all the right things like he always did. But now that he was actually there before me, my acting skills abandoned me. There could be no game playing with Father Moss. His hold on me, his powerful essence rendered me as honest as a little child and the words.