She felt proud. Carrie could finally feel confident and snatch herself a guy. Not Ryan of course but any other guy."See, even my brother thinks you're...hot stuff."Ryan saw Carrie blush. "Thanks. I appreciate it Natalie." *Keith was angrily changing the channels to the TV. His parents were out for the night and he was surprised Carrie wasn't home yet. He'd ask her to make him some dinner when she got home. Not that Keith hated to cook, but he knew Carrie always cooked so good.He heard the door. ” Ternias cleared his throat. “I believe that launching a full cavalry attack from South Fort to Alkandra will draw the enemy inward, and allow us to cut them down as they retreat. We have the added benefit then of razing Alkandra to the ground, and slaughtering the orc bitches and pups before they can breed.” He glanced up at me, “The queen and king disagree. I postulate that this is because the king’s uncle is field marshal, and the field marshal thinks the plan is suicide.” “Where’s the. There was loud music and the sound of a lot of people having fun. Despite the floating sensation I felt my body was folded somehow and the earth moved in an upside down swaying motion. I thought I was going to be sick.I heard some say. “Get Skeeter, she’s waking up.”My vision was clearing and my equilibrium was returning. I was on my back, well I was at least looking up from a reclining position and I was swinging I was being suspended by a kind of trapeze device that hung from a single long. “Hello, Brook,” I answered, looking at Hazel’s daughter over my shoulder. Her shapely body glistened from her exertions. The innocent excitement on her face spelled good news, not bad.When I turned Brook closed the distance to me quickly, boldly taking a hold of my hand. “There is important news. You must hear it quickly, Milord. I’ve run the entire town to find you first.” The hem of her green dress settled on the ground. “We must go.”Her excited brown eyes beamed the importance of her.