That plus the fact that Tempro has special shielding to protect him during portal travel. Obviously nothing has been worked on lessening the damaging ...ffects of Chronoton energy." Suddenly Shelby nodded as she arose and walked back to Kimison and Rayburn. "I just had a thought." She said as she approached them. "A thought your highness?" Rayburn said a little unsure as he slowly turned toward Shelby. "Yes, the Chronoton energy that is needed to open the portal is highly disruptive to the. Curiosity beginning to rise, I stuck my head through the living room door but it was completely dark. Nobody was in there. That was weird too, had they gone out and not told me? Or maybe they’d both just gone to bed early. I walked down the hallway when I came to mine and Jenny’s bedroom pushed it open, but it was empty. Finally, I came to Adam’s bedroom and it was closed so I knocked gently. No answer. When I twisted the handle and the door swung open I almost fainted. My big sister and big. The Ardennes, I can't believe they've let ustake them by surprise in the Ardennes again." Again?" I said, puzzled."During the Great War, we gambled that we could rapid advance throughthe Ardennes and attack what was a lightly defended part of France. Whatworked against the fathers back then has now worked against their sons ageneration later. The Allies didn't learn from history. If they had theywould have strengthened that part of their line accordingly." Why do you think they didn't?" The. The tears intensified in strength and Amy's heart broke more."Ashley, come here, sweetie."Picking Ashley up Amy sat the child on her lap.Ashley wandered off from the rest of the kids. Her thoughts flashed back to the last time she had been in a park, and how her new daddy James had taken her from the park into the dark room, and then made her drink something. That night Mommy had to work and daddy James had come into her bedroom. He had taken her clothes off and hurt her some more. Then he had.