But he was an Admiral now, rushing headlong into unpredictable battles was not required.The Shetland was well protected and inside a cocoon of an enti...e battlegroup of the most advanced warships heading to a region of space that was already teeming with battleships to answer the reported contact with a Kermac T-Cruiser.He officially traveled there to personally coordinate and assure Union safety. Only a truly hand-selected group of high-ranking officers and certainly not the one they called the. I stumbled backwards and felt someone behind me. Only by twisting on instinct did I avoid a shimmering khatar of pure ice that was jammed right at my kidney. I brought my elbow down, shattering the ice khatar. I blinked the snow from my eyes and saw the third Ice Knight was sprinting forward, dragging a wrecking ball of gathered, compacted ice behind him – a ball that grew larger with every step.He flung it.And it was caught from the air by the immense teeth of a megalodon. Xora chomped down. Satisfied that there was nothing out of the ordinary he turned around to see the rest of his Fist stark against the skyline as they followed him.Taking a bearing from the sun again he tried to work out the best route over the next hill to the river. The plan was to follow the river bed through the ravine down to the Great Wood rather than try to climb down the cliff. But first they had to get to the top of the next hill and provide cover for the Chosen One.Pausing a moment to close his eyes and. As she drew near, I smelled her perfume and felt her lips on my cheek. She whispered again, “Don’t forget, Sean, we NEED to talk soon!” I wondered what she wanted to talk about but let the thought pass as I jumped into my Mustang and headed for home. A week passed and Dani and I had agreed to meet up and take a drive to the Illinois Beach State Park, specifically Isherwood Beach on the north end up by Winthrop Harbor. We jumped into my Mustang, put the top down and departed taking a six.