Jared listened to this without a flicker of concern as his mind started recalling all the events of yesterday that had lead up to the state he was in ...now... First off there was the breakfast incident and Jared’s total surprise at Amanda’s underwhelming show of gratitude. This moment still brought a little crooked smile to Jared’s face as his mind redrew the picture of Amanda’s gorgeous naked body climbing out of bed to jump in the shower. That happy picture, however, was very soon replaced by. Blood bathed the courtyard and his blade. One of the other students's wiped blood from his paling face and stared at it with horror. One would expect blood on a battle field, not in training. The wreck at Chullenn's feet moaned as Angus stepped forward and delegated the most lily-livered students to pick Dermit up and take him to the healer's.Chullenn looked down the length of his blade and saw that it had splintered. That was all that kept the memory at bay. Then the blade had been steel, not. " Chest cold? Can't they just give whoever it is some Dayquil and a shot of steam? How serious can a chest cold be?" I don't know, Alan. I don't even know if it is a chest cold; they won't let me near her. But this is some chest. You'd better get down here and see for yourself. The game tonight's on national TV, and they want the anthem to be sung, not croaked."At the dome, I flashed my credentials and was quickly directed to VIP parking and ushered into a small, well-equipped examining room.. He came to a door on the right and stopped. He turned to face her and said, "This is my study. You are not to go in there without my explicit instructions." Lucy blinked and nodded and said, "Yes, Sir." His face changed ever so slightly into the faintest echo of a smile and he turned back around and headed further down the hallway. Lucy followed. He came to a door and opened it. Inside was a queen sized bed with a massive oak headboard, a bureau and a closet. As they entered, Lucy saw that on.