? The stylist said as she looked at Susie and Jane. ?Ready for your perm dear?? ?Yes hon,? Susie?s mom smiled. ?I would like to pay to have the two gi...l?s nails done while they?re waiting.? ?No problem.? The stylist said as they escorted Jane and Susie to a pair chairs. The two removed their shoes and socks before having their feet raised by a stool. Jack never felt tension drain from his body the way Jane did just then. ?I wish I wore sandals now.? Jane said as she turned to Susie. ?My nails. "We'll have to bring Nefra into the loop," confirmed Natani. "And thatmeans we need to contact Chief Tracker Marsh."++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"Ma'am we have a Priority Flash for Chief Tracker Marsh," reported Randiknowing that Marsh was with Commander Derrell."From?" asked Marsh."Draconia, Ma'am," he answered."Serena, what if it's from Mole?" I'm here with you, Hon."Serena, Mordina a Lorissa stood behind her as she opened the message inthe command briefing. "Lynn handed the hanger with a wool skirt suit on it to me. The suit hadsome weight to it and was extremely well made; it must have cost abundle. The three button jacket was very feminine and slimming with itsprincess seams. Only in my dreams did I figure I would ever wearsomething remotely close to what I was holding. Soon I would actually bewearing it and being paid to do so. It really was just too good to betrue, but I no longer cared. While I had been occupied with examiningthe suit,. I bade the girls good-bye and they waved me out of sight.When I returned two days later, disappointed that our retreat was still underway, the cavalry camp was deserted. I dismounted, kicked at the fire and looked about."Hist," someone said, "over here."I looked around, saw no one and then spied a waving hand at the treeline. I led my horse that way, wary of ambush and found the three, blonde girls hiding in the weeds."Nan's dead," the oldest said, looking up at me tight lipped. "Those men you.