Meanwhile, at the doorway Alma held her pistol and squatted down next to the door as Ranulf quickly leaned out and fired off a couple of shots at wher... he had last seen another enemy taking cover, wounding him in the leg. All could hear the man’s screams as he dropped his weapon and grabbed at the bleeding hole in his upper thigh. A volley of automatic fire answered their first blood and the team was forced to take cover. They could hear the crack-thump of rounds hitting the side of the barn,. " hesaid. And just like that, he spun on his three-inch heels and walkedback toward the lounge doors. He opened them and rejoined his coworkersat the pushed-together tables in the center of the saloon. Paul wasthere already with a tray weighed down with shot glasses filled withsomething brown - rum, maybe, or bourbon. Amber struck Tyler as abourbon girl.Tyler smiled at everyone upon his return and reached for one of theglasses. One of Renee's dates toasted loudly, slurring his speech as. “If we accept 25 dead and 100 wounded, I would put his army at about 600. Of course, those numbers can vary depending on the terrain. If they fought house to house in Blue Harbor casualty numbers go up. If they were facing a superior force, they rise higher.”“Would they attack a superior force?” Choran asked.“Without question,” the guard answered immediately. “If Joseph thought the goal was worthwhile, he would take on a legion by himself.”“He would not be by himself if Genrico still lives,”. One card had lines engraved into it near the edge, while the other had silver. Chenosh could see her name clear engraved in the same color on the front of them."What's this?" Chenosh asked looking at Xander.He shrugged in response saying, "They came for you. A delivery person dropped them off downstairs and I was called to come and pick them up from the front desk." Who sent them?" She asked confused."The receptionist couldn't tell me. Apparently someone wanted it to be a surprise." Xander.