“The big bad meanie!” Kassja commented.“Now you’re laughing, but you won’t be laughing anymore when we’ll face the outcome of one of Roban...��s secret plans,” Athea warned.“You mean like the preview of the end of the world? Yes, that wasn’t very funny,” Kassja agreed.“It’s best we change our approach of the problem. We stop trying to distract Roban, and instead we distract Jenaya and keep her away from him. That should be much easier and less stressful for my helpers,” Athea surmised.“Sounds. You know what he did at the airport. You know what he did downtown a couple of weeks ago when we stopped Francisco Rodriguez." Clevis glanced at Jonas quickly before looking back at the captain. "He is also the one that gave me the tip on where that nut case was taking that girl in the park too. I believe that Jonas has a better chance of getting those hostages out alive than anyone else in the world. He could get killed in the process but he is more concerned with getting them out than his own. ‘Izzy, it’s up to you. This is your life, it’s your decision.’ She looked at her friends, old and new, and Jerome. ‘Rafe, Kate, go make sure the way is clear. Finn, wait outside.’ ‘Are you sure?’ Jerome asked. Izzy nodded. When the door closed a single gunshot rang out, and then they all ran. *** They spent the next three days traveling, keeping to small roadside hotels, taking turns at the watch. Dan and Finn took notice that both pairs of young lovers took time alone together. ‘Well, looks. . yeah, it was just before she got engaged, that I got a completely unexpected visitor whose arrival gave me the biggest shock of my life.It was a fairly quiet morning in early June; James and I were down in the cellar sorting the place out after the delivery dray had made an early call.As we climbed the stairs back into the bar, I picked up on the end of a conversation that Lindsey was having on the telephone."Are you sure?" she asked. Then she listened for a few seconds. "Oh, bugger, how long.