“Aye, I suspect they do,” Roxanne nodded. “Advise our troops to stand down please, Lady Seers.”“Yes, Mage Roxanne,” came the reply.“Do w...e know what it is they were doing?” Crnnch asked his advisors.“No, Seeker. Our allies have given us their suspicions, but, that’s all they are,” Kurl replied for the group.“Do we have any idea on numbers?”“Our allies counted over three million. Currently they appear to be re-growing the troichin plants, presumably to bolster some form of attack. They appear to. " Mary pricked up her ears, but Nora waved her off before her mouth opened. Nate merely closed his eyes and absorbed the cuddle.Mary shifted her attention to Stick, asking quietly, "When did you leave?"Stick's reply was equally quiet, "'Bout three. Hadda go change clothes. You was deep in..." You should have awakened me..." Nah. Woulda jus' disturbed ya. As it was, I got plenty -- didn't know what to do wit' myself, sleeping on a good mattress. Came wide awake." He shifted his attention, "Hey,. I can't believe you've finally come back to me. It's like a dream come true."The time we shared will always be my fondest memory. I hope and pray that we can relive our wonderful times together many times in the future."_The letter was signed with a cursive "E" and a heart.Brock looked up from the message. All eyes in the room were on him."OK," he said."Do you know who might have sent this letter?" Lu asked."I have no idea," Brock answered immediately."Is there, perhaps, a woman with whom you. ..We stumble, clutching and groping at each other back into the alley and a loading dock with a set of railed stairs next to it resolves itself out of the gloom. She grins at me, gleaming teeth in an olive face, and digs in her little bag without looking. With one hand in the center of my chest she pushes me against the rail, it's cold against my back, the rain on it soaking through. She tears the package savagely with those white teeth, pops the condom into her mouth. She squats in front of me.