An older man, around forty was standing there staring at the remains of his club. The bullet had shattered the club just above his hand.He was shaking... his fingers as he snarled out, "Galina promised to Kaln." Who is this Kaln?" I asked."Clan chief of River clan," he said as he stood up straight."Not anymore. She comes with me," I said as I led Galina over to Katia. I handed her off when Mike shouted.MikeI watched as Walter walked over to the girl that looked like she was the spitting image of. My mother-in-law began crying and hugged my father-in-law tightly. She then turned and hugged her beautiful daughter, who had made all of this possible. They slowly moved through the crowd, greeting everyone, thanking them for coming. I waited untill they were done, then made my way over to them. “Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad, I hope you were surprised. “, I said.“Oh My God, Jeff, I was speechless. Beth told me she couldn’t have done this without. Thank you so much sweetheart.”, she replied,. Over a dozen more soldiers, young lieutenants and captains, stood around or waited in their own staff cars for instructions from the general. Almost all of them gazed from time to time to the advancing line of trucks, tanks and tank-riding infantry that snaked its way along the single road ever deeper into Finland. The distant ground-shaking roar of the artillery no longer registered with them, having become little more than background noise in the fourth day of their lightning fast (sort of). Fair enough.The cobbler had never thought before about the idea of taking a wife. He had always been too poor and could barely manage to keep his own mouth fed, but now he felt the stirrings of something different. His Luck was now about to change, and he felt somehow that he most go for it all, and not just take the first few offered small pieces of it.Their business completed, the Wee Folk had one last joyful dance around the great oak and when the first dawn rays of light hit the clearing.