The only change we made was to add some defenses along the line where we had attacked. By this time, Chester had both MG42s back in operating conditio...n. He and Jimmy Banner took over as the gunners for these two weapons, and I found two other men to use the BARs.Nothing happened the rest of that afternoon except that a runner (on a motorcycle) showed up from Maj. Harris with orders for us to stay where we were and to hold the roadblock against a potential German attack. Gee, thanks! The major. “He’s meeting with Archon Joras, his granddaughter has epilepsy and good as Loegrian medicine is, it’s still causing the young girl some grief. Well, it will have, past tense, once Benjamin gets to work,” Rowenna explained.“Rank has its privileges,” I mused.“Oh we’re a renowned medical centre in all of Loegria now and do help a lot of the Loegrii with certain conditions, but not miraculous cures ... well, not openly anyway. It’s helping a lot of the journeywomen to understand the healing. The now familiar sound of latex squeaking could be heard from inside its skull. There was no salvation here.The leopard’s decorated hands raced to its final hope of escaping itself, its eyes. Its hands probed the latex frames which held its made-up eyes, filled with an odd mix of concern and hope. Its leaned closer towards the mirror, its right side taking a slight lead. Its eyes fluttered like bird taking flight, dark eyelashes extending outwards, long and curved. The counter tried to prevent. Occasionally he interjected an encouraging comment, deliberately accentuating his apparent naïveté. His green eyes sparkled and his smile lit up a face that as Cath’s vision became more clouded with alcohol (how many glasses had she drunk now?) became steadily more reliable and attractive. Cath puffed away at cigarette after cigarette, Gareth steadily sipping his bourbon and refusing the offer of a cigarette himself. He noticed that Cath’s glass was empty. He indicated it with a finger. ‘I’m.
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