You know theparadox to which I refer! Do not take me for the fool, Empress; we'veboth seen its conclusion!"It was time to get serious. My playful smil...e left my face. "We leave inthe morning, Mina. Say nothing to Emily about this..." I looked around theroom quickly. "That includes you, Jacquelyn Cummins!" Mina looked aroundthe room in response to my warning."How did you know?" I heard the question audibly from Mina and mentallyfrom Jack."A good captain always knows her crew!" I said to the. "He will be dead in moments. Like I said, I can and will do anything to protect National Security." Don't do anything JJ," Jim demanded. "I will take care of it but they must believe I am the only one that they have to catch up with."Jim thought for just a moment. There were too many to control all at once in the room even with all of them joined together. He had to find another way. Something all of them had in common that he could use. He had it.Jim stepped into the living room and in his. My sister seriously was amazing me!Since we were spending the afternoon here, we brought towels, beach chairs, and a few sodas. So finally after a while, Taylor says, “I don’t know about you but I’m going in the water and cooling off.” I decided to join Taylor and go in too. As I went in Taylor asked me if I had any other plans for us over the next two weeks. I say maybe we could camp, or go to the lake further down on our property, and a few other things. We talk about other social stuff, go a. "Wow what a find!" he commented carefully drying it off on a piece ofkitchen towel and holding it up. "She's beautiful Cath."The figure was intricately sculpted and as he examined it Peter couldsee every fold in her dress and veiled headdress. In her left hand sheheld a short spear or staff and in her right what looked like a plate ordrum, and on either side of her throne sat two lions.Passing it back to Cathy, he said, "What do you think?" She's pretty," Cathy said, putting the figure down.