We've been avoiding things for too long. But we got it all out and it's good now."Robert nodded but made no effort to rise."Don't you have reservation...s?" Andy asked."I'm married to Rita Riley," Robert pointed out ruefully. "They'll hold the play if she calls and tells them to."It was Andy's turn to laugh."Seriously, I just had a good talk with Mom and we're on the same page now," Andy said. "I was ... I was worried that she was walking into something with her eyes closed. Now I know she. “Oh, not physically, my limbs are intact. But up here.” I tapped the side of my head.“I knew every spell imaginable. Given the tools and materials, I could craft any weapon known. Give me the ingredients, and I could make any potion you desired. I was fearless as a fighter, as none could get through my defenses. Now? The breath of that dragon nearly froze me to death. I can still swing a sword, but my skills are as a novice. I know I used to have dozens of spells at my fingertips, now I have to. "I'll dry you off."I will never forget the next few moments as long as I live. My grandfather pulled himself to the steps at the deep end and hauled himself over the side of the pool. Naked, I could see his big balls, tightly pressed against his body, hanging just beneath his asshole, as he spread his legs to climb out.He stood and turned toward me. His chest was hairy, and his nipples were dark brown. His arms were muscular, and his body had the healthy shape of a guy that works at keeping in. This was brought to them suddenly, when there was another series of explosions somewhere in the distance which Tracey observed to be truly earth-shaking. How much fire-power had been used to produce such explosions? she mused, as a stream of smoke sped across the sky from the tail of some four or five jet planes, whose supersonic booms were barely audible over the echo of the explosions their payload had caused.The true nature of war became even more obvious when the landscape ahead of them.