Are you ready?”Sophie looked around and with a slight smile on her face replied, “Yes sir.”As usual with all canings I wanted the final stroke t...o be the hardest but had no intention of making it too hard. Again, I picked a spot in the lower half of Sophie's bottom drew the cane back, and delivered the stroke.It was a perfect stroke but even as I was mentally congratulating myself Sophie jumped up, clutched her bottom, and was hopping from foot to foot.“What are you doing Miss Finn, I. '' At 1445 hours the last landing barge left the dock and headed out to sea. At 1515 hours they were almost finished loading the trucks. I had been keeping track of the Colonel he was getting in to a jeep like vehicle. It was 1522 hours. ''I said Capt.'' He had seen the colonel, “Take him now.” I took careful aim, took a breath and squeezed the trigger the back of the Colonels head blew out. My shot was the signal shots rang out and Japanese soldiers began to fall. They were ducking behind. I guess it's good to know that I'm not a threat." Hey, even faint praise is praise," Brock joked. "So what do you say? We can have a decent lunch out here; maybe relax around the pool or something. You won't have to worry about some crazy person showing up to accost me and I won't have to worry about interrupting our conversation to sign autographs."Zoe laughed."OK, let's have lunch tomorrow," she decided. "Uh, can you cook?" Not a lick," Brock admitted with a chuckle. "But I have a vast array. At the edge of the keep all the clans grew quiet when Jonathan neared them. "I suggest you go home while you still have a clan, you may remember the Mage that destroyed two clans thousands of years ago. That was my father, he wasn't mad he was only protecting, I on the other hand AM mad, I have harnessed the wild magic. You may attack if you wish but when this is over all of you will be dead. Any that wish to leave I will spare other than that you are all dead for having attacked this keep.".