The next pleasant surprise I got was a few weeks later. It was early March, and I was in the yard preparing the flower and garden beds for planting. T...he weather was warm, like it often is in the Treasure Valley in the Spring. The girls and I were enjoying being nude outdoors again, and they were helping me pull out winter weeds and stuff them into leaf bags, when I heard Erin’s voice calling out from the deck.“Here they come!”The girls and I all turned to look and let out loud screams of glee. ”“I feel fine, now.” I said.I saw about a serving worth of stew in a pot by the fire. They had saved it for me. I ate it out of the pot rather than dirty a bowl. As the sky shaded into a deep purple, Cathy brought me my guitar. I played for them, mostly folk songs, and they sang along when they knew the words. I was thinking I needed to tune the instrument when I realized I was playing little embellishments that I had thought of but never actually played before.“Dude.” said Pete, “ you got. His mysterious friend, first believed to be an agent of the worm, had changed his appearance and name once again and arranged for this hangar.His associate no longer looked human but appeared to be Karthanian, Swybin no longer tried to figure out if this was indeed the real form or name or just another disguise and identity of his mysterious companion. The former Union admiral had no illusions, the man was dangerous, very dangerous. It was obvious the had great resources and contacts to powers. If you want to join me, do it soon or I’ll leave. It’s up to you.?Charlene smiled and turned away, bending over further than necessary to get her shoes. She knew I had a good look up her dress before she stood back up and sauntered out of the room.I slowly stood and felt a new wave of pain through my groin and stomach. I had to follow her. If I didn’t, I knew I’d always wish I had. Limping along, I followed her path and turned the corner. Some party guests saw me, but I didn’t linger. I saw a.