Then, like magic, he stood up, his feet somehow gripping the trunk as his hands moved upward and he hopped again. In no time he was fifteen feet up in... the tree and she was standing, looking up at him. He walked out on the branch he was standing on as if he were on a city street and gripped a long vine that was hanging from above. He pulled it up, made a loop in it and then dropped it down to her. She slipped the loop over her head and under her arms and had barely gripped it when she felt. "They nodded and turned as they started calling their men. I pulled Kate back, "can you feel any magic or..."She grinned, "I always feel magic. If you are asking if I feel any traps the answer is no. There is a strong emanations coming from the center of the fortress but it is like it is shielded."I nodded and looked at the trees and bushes inside the walls, "this is going to take a lot of work to clear."The squads were moving and I waited until the two teams from fifth started to move. I. I spent most of the night playing the Xbox and texting Marc now and again. Before I knew it, it was Thursday and back to school. Again Thursday at school was boring and dragged, Marc spent the whole lunch time excited for the double date tomorrow night. I must admit, it would be fun to hang out with him and the girls but I was gutted that Lily wasn't coming. With School over for the day it was time to head to work, a small grin grew across my face as I walked towards the store. "Mmm there he is. I was dating on and off with some ladies from my high school days, and some I met after I was discharged.I was at a local lounge on a Friday night keeping company with a beer. I scanned the crowd and saw one of the ladies that I knew from work in a booth for 4 sitting with a couple of ladies. As there were people waiting for a place at the bar, I went over to Joan Kaiser and asked if I could share the booth. She checked with her booth mates and they agreed. I sat down and I made my introduction.