And their Sharps rifles had that range easily as the round passing through my hat reminded me. Dropping to the ground and crawling back into the ravin... I met up with the others.We spread out along the ravine hoping to hold off the bandits long enough for the others to get away. None of us expected to survive this fight. The bandits continued to fire as they got closer and we just waited until they were well within range of our repeating rifles since we were not going to be able to take well. ”Bill stood but couldn’t make eye contact with Kat, and I could feel Cyn’s fingernails digging into the palm of my hand as she squeezed, her eyes locked on her daughter. Kat unfolded a slip of paper from her purse, took a steadying sip of water, and looked at her father.“Dad. You brought me into the world and for many years you were my hero. You were the man who disciplined me when I did something wrong, and praised me when I did something right. You came to my open days at school, you cheered. ”“And?”“It is Frau Anderson.”“Ah.”“She says she must speak with you.”“I don’t understand.”“I think she is asking whether she can come here.”“I see. Yes, whenever she wishes. Tressler visits, why not Louise?”“I will tell her.”Josef reported that she would be here before 16:00. I told him to make certain there was both coffee and tea as well as several sorts of sweets.“I have spoken at length with Dr. Forster and he has been good enough to call upon me,” Louise began.“That shows excellent taste. "She put her hand over my mouth and looked into my eyes."You don't have to tell me that, Jah. You don't have to say it to me. We both know how we feel about each other. And that's that."Cookie hadn't called me Jah in years. It was how my sister said my name when she was just a diapered, little toddler and I used to have to follow her around and keep her out of trouble.I took her hand away and squeezed it. "Alright." I told her. "Let's get it over with."Sharky's unmarked, Ford police car was.