I need to talk to my father." She was happy to agree. I walked way from the back of the wagon taking my father with me. "Father, that child is a mind ...alker. He's talking to Gem and just know I heard him say 'thank you'. Tell me what happened, all of it." Mark, Tim and several others were in Littlehammer for a trading fair. The elders of Littlehammer came to them with the boy. They told them that the boy's father had beaten his mother to death and had turned on him before people could get in to. I'll fight you. But first, Dash!" Petershouted out to the hiding agent. Dash assumed control forthe fight. There battle power was at optimal. An agentleaped out of the trees."I am Agent Dazzle. Let us begin." Dazzle said as shecharged Dash. His sword appeared in his hand. He drew itback to swing. She was headed straight at him."All too easy." Dash planted his feet and swung. Dazzleslid and stopped right under his sword. A proceeding kickdisarmed Dash and placed the sword in the agent's hands. She had some ready made and she would also design them foryou. Since I did not have the luxury of time I had to settle for aready made gown. I looked through the shop's windows and saw a few thatI liked. There was a beautiful midnight blue silk floor length gownthat I really liked and hoped was in my size. If I could not get myfirst choice there was a green dress, I think it was close to forestgreen that also would look nice.We went in and I told Olivia the dress I had in mind. Luckily. David gave them thirty mules for pack duty, as they started to set up bases to cover all the fords along the river that bordered German East Africa. A Signals Platoon arrived from England as well as a shipment that had telegraph equipment, and between them, the Australians, and the Ghurkhas telegraph lines were laid connecting all the main ford lookout posts back to the crater. More substantial buildings were erected for them in the Crater. To keep his own troops busy David would include some.