Down thegravel street, a group of shirtless eight year old boys were playing intheir patch of lawn, a middle aged man in jeans and a white tee shirt w...as onhis porch with a case of beer, and an old man was calking his trailer'swindows under the watchful gaze of his wife."What if someone sees us?" Charlie asked, gesturing at all the people."No one really notices us when we're like this, unless we want them to,"Marie said. "We can walk right by them and they won't even blink." Quit being a wuss,". .. to the world," she qualified. "Dac, these are the people who love you and whom you love. I'm not trying to argue, and you know how much I want to be with all of you, but what changed? I can't disappoint Roya and Sheel, I love them too."I smiled, appreciative of her devotion and commitment, "Actually," I said with admiration, "It was Roya and Sheel along with Treeya that convinced me to come get you, although I must admit it didn't take much convincing." But..." She started to argue.I stopped. A whole pack was found to be living a few miles away; there were too many to bring into town at one time, so Doug set out to capture a few. He needed adult males at this stage, so he had a couple of helpers join him when he went "dog hunting." They carried pieces of meat to use as bait, and Doug showed them how to approach the dogs with the meat to gain their trust. A few males were easy to entice with the bait, so they returned to Doug's Town with 5 dogs after only a few days of trying.Before. To save time, it is followed by the Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Silver Star, Purple Heart, and some foreign stuff.”Marian raised an eyebrow. “Foreign stuff? What ‘foreign stuff’? Specifically?”Kelly blushed. “The Victoria Cross, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor, the Gold Order of the Knight’s Cross, and the Gold Cross of the Republics. In order, Great Britain, France, Germany, and Russia.”Collins let out a soft whistle. “I guess it.