" You and what army?" Walter asked with a sneer.I raised my right arm as I stood up and turned. "I think my right arm should be enough. After all, its...been enough so far." I could help," Ashley said."Not necessary," I said. "If I can't take Walter in a one on one fight, Sergeant O'Malley would flunk me from his classes." You've never seen Walter fight," Jason said."And? I don't remember Walter telling me that he was taking any martial arts classes," I said."Who needs that sissy stuff? I can. Pretty soon, they will be converted and join our religion as well as the basis for a community in the state capital. We also need to get our people in place in the courts and make sure as many judges as possible are on our side. We have to be able to control and ... prevent, if necessary, the enforcement of certain laws. Unwise laws. Oppressive laws ... Until we can get them repealed, that is,” Julian instructed his followers as to his plans during the meal.“Of course. That’s gonna be a riot. Your beard is hard to miss.”He rubbed it with his hand. “I should have shaved it a while ago.”“It wouldn’t have helped the events on the news.”“Still, despite how it looks, I maintain there’s more than the video shows.”“There always is,” Melissa reflected, leaning back. “Tell me about it.”Melissa was a thirty-something black woman with fair skin, short hair and an expressive face. When she raised an eyebrow to mark a point, it was difficult not noticing.“There’s nothing I can say in my defense,. She didnt go to college, but was highly skilled with computers and marketing, making it a surprise to most she had such a successful job as a marketing manager for her company. Her company decided with their recent growth it was time to relocate&hellip,for some reason they decided to relocate over 2500 miles away. Though my mother didnt like the idea of packing up everything and moving, it was the best job she had in quite some time, and feared not being able to find a comparable job with.