She then informed me and the class that I was receiving my free warning and that I would be sitting inside during recess today. My heart started pound...ing! When everyone else went outside, I sat in the room. Mrs Fields told me to sit quietly. She then told me that the next time I acted up, I would get paddled…”do you understand”?? I said “Yes Ma’am”. She said, “Nikki, I mean it, I will soundly paddle your bottom if you don’t stop being disruptive”. I again said, “I’m sorry Ma’am, I will be. I left the club when I had had enough to drink and figured the walk home would do me good. I don’t remember the walk home other than just thinking about her and how time seemed to pass quickly. I slept soundly that night and got up early to go to work. I could write a book about that night in the club, watching her for that short time, putting everything to memory about her. I wondered if she went to dance every weekend and if I would ever see her again. After work I showered and went to the. His plan was to divide his people into two groups, one would ride around and come at the travelers from the front and the other would be used to block any retreat.One evening the scout came tearing back to the main group and reported that he had found the French party stopped for the night three miles ahead."They're stopped next to a small watering hole, Boss. There are four women and two men just like the livery man said," the scout reported breathlessly.Joseph thought for a minute and then. As it was, Róisín, Morgana, Arch, Jemima, Simon and I had travelled through Kurukshetra en-route to Loegria to attend, as we'd promised, Dorry and Olmer's wedding."Greetings, Mages," came the voice of Elena who appeared to be Rowenna's doorkeeper."Greetings to you, Journeywoman Elena," I replied and introduced her formally to the others save for Róisín who got a hug rather than a formal bow.We were joined by Rowenna, Benjamin and Brianna, as well as apprentice Mage Callum, who came through as.