Sylvia and he enjoyed being pampered by the kids especially Cat Finn whorefused to let Sylvia do anything while JD ensured that Mitch stayed closeto S...ylvia. The two were concerned about the baby so were more interestedin keeping Sylvia from overexerting herself and making Mitch be herprotector for the service. They were adamant, it was endearing to boththat they cared about them so much but both knew that it was them tryingto keep them from unintentionally harming their future niece.The couple. There was nothing more important than forming a defense force for the village, and every fighter was important, no matter the gender or the age.Onlat looked at me for a moment, and then nodded his head in agreement. He reiterated my command for the meeting under the tree, and said that he would be there. That brought out a look of eager anticipation from the crowd of villagers, and I thought that I was off on the right track with them.Thirty minutes later, Onlat, Hasup, and I were standing near. I also became comfortable with leaving the curtains open and walking around the apartment as Samantha knowing full well that the guy above me had already seen everything and there was nothing to hide now.Part 6The Silver LiningAnd this is where the silver lining came into it. About 6 weeks after Sally had left, I was sitting out on the veranda one Saturday morning having a coffee and ciggie in my dressing gown. I noticed the guy from the unit above in his garden and it looked like he was trying. That was when it suddenly dawned on me that I wanted some extra 5-gallon fuel cans. I dashed into the store and found four plastic “jerry cans.” I tossed them into the luggage space and figured to worry about filling them the first time we picked up diesel fuel.Our next stop was at the gun shop. Wow, there were so many guns there of all styles that I was taken aback for a moment. I picked up a .22 automatic for teaching purposes and two Glock G17s in 9mm and three more Glock G21s with several.