Glenda threw seed out for the birds daily, so we were blessed with their busy chirping and singing. Martin had several birdhouses strategically placed...so birds nested around the house as well.Folks began arriving, energized by a good night's sleep. Phil and Judy brought the usual breakfast sandwiches and donuts. Sue had added something new for the mornings. We now had chilled orange juice and milk to go along with our coffee. I was surprised how many had both juice and milk.The discussion was. Now they needed food and sleep.“I should probably head back to the inn while they’re still serving dinner,” said Noah.“You guys can have dinner here,” Oath said.“Why didn’t you say that yesterday?”“Sorry, but after a day like that, I couldn’t spend another minute thinking about training and the dungeon crab.”The table was old and unvarnished, hand-carved with roughly sanded planks, though time had helped to soften its edges, and the low-quality tablecloth hid its surface. On it, candles burned. Her eyes locked with Joes and she squeaked out words with her eyes and mouth pursed to slits in her passion."I love you Joseph, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! WHOAAAA... GOD-JESUS!" She spat out as she came again.Joe was about to come for the third time in about 10 hours as he grit his teeth and began to hiss through them. "I'm going to come again Ess, I LOVE YOU THAT MUCH TOO... "He was going to utter something else in his passion when Selena cut him off."NO, NO, don't come in me, let me have it." She. She still hadn’t found anything she liked, when I thought about the vault. All the weapons were old, some over a hundred years, but all were mechanically sound and could fire modern ammunition.I went down to the basement one evening and stood, thinking, before talking to Mom. “Would you mind terribly if I let Lindsey fire one of your weapons? I know they’re yours, because a man wouldn’t own a pistol that ornate except as a collector’s item, and besides, your initials are woven into the red rose.