When he’d uprighted himself, he paused at the mirror again to draw in the sight of a finished product, imperfect, but fortified by ceaseless prepara...ion and consummated in it’s own resolution. And the needling sensation of excitement came over him then, warming his chest in the chill of the cool morning and radiating through his body. The feeling reverberated down the length of his spine and coursed the spindle-thin webbing of nerves gathered in his hands and feet, bringing to his pallid face a. After a few minutes I hear movement and I suppose Barry went back to his room to start his homework."Can I came in?" asked Lucy her head around my door."Sure," I replied."You're in early," she smiled, "we didn't expect you for some time." Yeah, nets cancelled because of the rain," I explained."Oh, I see," she said.She sat down beside me and we didn't speak for some time."You mustn't say anything about what you saw earlier," she said at last, "you would get us in trouble if you did." Yeah, no. I paid no mind to the mortal foes that made up the enemy rank. I kept my eyes moving constantly, searching for the demon.Father Fredrick said I'd know him when I saw him.Hours rolled by. Our two opposing armies simply stared at each other, waiting for the other to make the first move.Then I saw him. A tall man in black armor strode out in front of the Seljuk lines. A red mist clung to his body, and I felt an overwhelming sense of evil from him.He began to pace in front of the enemy. He was. The couple appeared about to be living in the best of both words — city/country living. Max produced maps of the course and it was decided to eliminate the possibility of collisions by competing as time trials. Riders had the option of taking the safe but longer course with brush jumps or the shorter course that included the stone wall and the water jump. They would each ride the three horses and the winner would be the person with the lowest aggregate times with penalties being imposed for.