Lara was a chirpy girl and she had all the mod cons and fashions but Dan realized she was growing up, her skirts became shorter and her tops lower and...he had noticed also that she was wearing nicer underwear and he had to accept that she wasn’t his ‘little girl’ anymore. She had always encouraged him to find a girlfriend and even helped him set up dating profiles but nothing had come of it as yet because he had always put Lara and his job first and now that he had lost one he certainly didn’t. The lance was one that could be thrown as well as used as a hand-held spear. The lance was tied to the Hoplomacus' wrist so that he could easily retrieve it if he missed his cast. His other weapons were a gladius, and a dagger. His main defense was a large shield like mine. By the way, I was using my normal-weight shield for this match.The match started with the Hoplomacus trying to stab me with his lance, but I was easily batting it aside either with my shield or my sword. Since that didn't. When the wind finally shifted the Vampire froze in fear. None had seen two of these new ones in one place before. If one had come alone they might have been able to take it, but two was another matter. Choosing flight as the best option they ran for their lives. The new blood drinkers quickly caught up killing the stranglers and those who finally turned to resist. They drank their fill before entering the city ready to search for more. Already they could sense the presence of the First. Anthony. ”Kyle laughed as he dashed out of the room.I sighed. Kyle was growing up. He had taken on the duties of a citizen, now he wants to take on the duties of fatherhood. How long will he stay with the Clan?It was the second Tuesday, and it wasn’t a calendrical reconciliation day, so it was Paula’s turn in the sleeping-with-the-boss rotation. What with the Clan now composed of three sponsors, two citizens, and the concubines we all had, the whole concubine rotation scheme had turned into a scheduling.