His nod was the only response."Good afternoon ladies," Aaron called out, arms casually crossed. "Nice day for travel, is it not?" Stand aside, slavey,... Diana called out dismissively, keeping her gaze on the two women trailing behind him."Lady Diana, be easy," Kalliste cautioned her and then addressed the male. "I am Sister Kalliste, a priestess of She that has no name. Who are you?" Finally, politeness," Aaron remarked. "My name is Aaron. Why are you tracking us?" Princess Dana, is that you?". I'll call you again when I need you..." Goodbye master." I gave Peter a forced smile as I let myself be pulledback into the crystal.A moment later, I was once again standing inside of that now blue room,letting out a sigh of relief. I felt better already and could feelmyself getting stronger again with every moment."I guess I can't stay out there," I sighed, horribly disappointed atthat.At some level, I had been hoping that I might be able to at least escapethe crystal and remain in the 'real'. It was boring in the extreme, except for the bids for work beyond the ability of the department. As she sat there, she stole a few looks from the corner of her eye at the man beside her. Mark Kelly was indeed attractive. He was just over 6 feet tall and probably just under 200 pounds. His face was pleasant and he moved with the grace of an athlete. Amanda’s face flushed from a lot of things. She wondered if Suzy had indeed whispered in Mark’s ear and she wondered what she thought of it. The. She'd left her ball hanging off a 45-degree slope -- the bank of a little stream running through the course. There was no way She was going to get up-and-down from there, but her double bogey, under the circumstances, was a moral victory.Tess, meanwhile, was one over herself on the front nine, so she had only a single-stroke lead over her rival. Happily, there were no reports of anyone who was playing ahead of them going on a sustained hot streak.By the 15th hole, McLaughlin had birdied back.