" She looked atSamantha and said, "Keep them busy here for a while. I'll be back in acouple hours." What should we have them do?" I'm sure you'll thin... of something." Penelope exited the room and Chrisand Todd turned to look at Samantha.Kelly turned to Samantha and said, "What do you think?"Samantha pinched her chin for a few moments and said, "I know, theyshould write lines on the board. Hmm, let's see what should they write?Get up there and grab a piece of chalk!"Kelly said, "Yeah, and maybe. On the inside I felt hope. The restraints were a sign of him staking a claim... at least for this moment, I was his and the banshee with the bamboo cane wouldn't be a threat anymore. We were all silent as she restored the cane to it's carrying case and left the room, her heels echoing as she moved into the hallway and the fading scent of Chanel Number Five signaling her departure.I stood up a little straighter but I was still lost in subspace and this large man seemed to be the rock I was meant. “Rocks, dead ahead!”“Aye, rocks!” the captain answered, confirming she’d heard.“Keep them to our starboard! That’s the edge of the reef!” Will called.“Rigging, tack to port! Keep an eye on those rocks!” The captain shouted.“Aye! Tacking to port!” Lace echoed from above. “Swabs, mainsail angle to portside!”Reeve barked orders to the swabs. They hauled the lines to help the riggers reposition the sails, and held them in place. “Tie those lines off with slip knots! Make sure they’ll come free with. Can I offer you something to eat?"Greybeard grinned, "Now you mention it, I haven't eaten since breakfast." Sit yourself down," she indicated a large comfortable chair to one side of a glowing log fire and passed him a towel to dry off. She busied herself in the kitchen section for a minute then placed a tray with two hunks of bread and butter, a small selection of cheeses and a glass of wine on his lap. "Can't eat cheese without wine!" she pronounced and sat opposite him with a similar tray.He.