This reduced their suspicion that we might be poisoning them. After I had fed them lunch, they had concluded I was not poisoning them. At supper they ...ate whatever we gave them. After supper Trysta visited me in my stateroom."Oi've been speaking to the Spanish passengers on the schooner." How on earth did you do that. The Spanish captain is terrified for the safety of his passengers. He still has doubts about us." They'm not passengerrs! Captives is more loik," countered Trysta, "well some of. They asked if I wanted a ride home tonight, but I told them I’d take the bus as I had already told some friends I’d meet up with them and ride home on it.Practice was surprisingly easy as Coach Williamson said he didn’t want to tire us out too much because we were going to go full throttle with our full court press in tomorrow’s game. Nobody thought Glencoe would give us much of a problem, but I was still a little worried because it was going to be my first starting role.Coach Williamson called. King Marcus reached around to pull both of us into his embrace.Only then did we take our seats. King Marcus was now smiling. Jam and I were smiling. Angela and Roger were smiling. As they then entered, Anna and Mason were smiling, too. I noticed that Berthold had seated Mo and had taken a seat beside her for himself. They were smiling. I smiled at that. It was a good meal.After the meal and some time talking, Jam and I retired to our sitting room. We were joined by Mo and Berthold who were. " Yeah," nodded Kyle feeling better, still seeing it long but he couldtell it looked trimmed. "Thank you." You?re welcome, and now just chill as you kids say, so I can finish myprom queen, please," Betty spun his chair away from the mirror."Yes, Aunt Betty." Kyle smiled as she walked over to her counter, mixingin a bowl. "So then we?re done with any cutting right?" Yes darling, scissors away with the exception of maybe a minoradjustment later, but on to the style so sit back and let?s get on.