Mark just yelled, ?Come on in!? I threw him a horrified look. He sneered, ?That’s your ride to Florida, I figured you should meet.?The door swung op...n and in walked two of the biggest, roughest men I had ever seen. Both looked like football players long past their prime, both were dressed in work clothes and one stunk of whiskey. Mark introduced them as they unzipped their pants, ?The bigger one is George and the smaller one is John, they answered my Craigslist ad. They are truck drivers from. I looked back at the apprentice girl as time started moving again. Her eyes were huge as I shook my head and turned to head for the officer. I glanced at my hip and the quiver and blinked when I saw it was full. I stopped when I reached the officer, "are you okay sir?"He snorted, "you are very good lad. How did you know?"I glanced at the wizard who was chanting and felt something moving from the burning sorcerer across the field and to him. I pushed the scale hood off, "I saw the bowmen first. Arianna, you're next... Kimberly, be sure to put youruncle down deep inside your backpack so she doesn't fall out." Ms.Koopman winced slightly, realizing Kimberly's use of female pronouns forher doll-uncle had rubbed off on her. While she listened to Ariannatalk about the big conch shell she'd found at the beach last summer, shestarted writing a note to Kimberly's mother, telling her that Kimberlyhad brought her uncle to school and recommending that she not let hertake him out of the house. Wake up, Brenna! came Christys shrill voice. Brenna groaned. Your Mom says you have to get up, cause we have to leave in like an hour and a half. Youll want to get breakfast, or at least get a shower. With a deftness that surprised herself Brenna tolled over on top of her young cousin trapping her shoulders under the weight of her knees. She wanted to punish her young cousin for bringing morning crashing down on her. Christy wiggled underneath Brenna slamming her flat tummy hard against.