I think he's all right!"Jimmy stepped back and allowed Ed Anderson to enter the sumptuously decorated hall. "Thanks," Ed said to Morgan. He looked wil...ly around, hoping that he would spot Jane instantly and pull her out of there. But he saw no one, just some dim shadows in the next room. Loud music and the sound of laughter echoed from the rest of the house, and Ed anxiously tried on the black mask that had been given him.He was not too surprised to see the door guard and the young man with him. General Bowers needs immediate medical attention.”Barrett turned to leave but found her arm held by Mike in a grip like a vise. He suggested she take a seat which she did.Kelly hung up the phone and looked at Barrett. “Major,” she began, “shall we start over? You never thought to ask. You just ordered us thrown out. However, I’m Lieutenant General Kelly Jackson with orders to take command of the 101st; this is my new deputy commander, Major General Michael Callahan. We’ve now located General. “I don’t ... uh, I...”“She often gets that way when she watches this but likes to be on her own,” Dales voice kind of dwindled off.I let my hand fall on Lynn’s back and gently rubbed her shoulder, more to buy into Dale’s interpretation of what was going on than to comfort Lynn. Her body trembled and I knew it was from tightly held laughter. Anger welled up within me. This wasn’t funny!I gripped her shoulder and the situation immediately became worse. Lynn’s hand, which had being hanging. I have some vague memories of what happened after that, but until Mistress brought me out of trance, those memories are more a dreamy fantasy than they are a coherent chain of events. Anyway, let's hurry up and finish the dishes. We need to get started on making lunch."The two women continued their work, quickly wrapping up the dishes and then moving on to preparing food.They served Mistress in her study, and as Sandy came around the desk to place the plate of food before her, she glanced down..