By the end of her second week, Maria Elena’s body was beginning to show the benefits of her physical fitness training and physical labor. The runs c...ontinued to be a challenge, but each day she experienced improvement. She was eating healthy, sleeping well, and felt better than she had in years. ———- Once language class had ended on her second Saturday in Danubia, Maria Elena visited Spokeswoman Kimberly Lee-Dolkivna at the Central Police Station, accompanied by her translator. The official. !!" the Captain had just begun when we heard a lot of gunfire coming from the other side of the perimeter."Keep your people on their toes," the Major told him, as I was answering a call on the portable."Hand 6 alpha, this is Hand 3 bravo. We have movement on the river approach to the camp from the south. They don't appear to be in the town yet. Over." Hand 3 bravo, Hand 6 alpha. Roger. We are on the way to your location. Out." They're on Tweed's side of the perimeter, sir," I told the Major as. A roaring bonfire burns bright in the background lighting up the night. Everyone has their own little groups huddled together talking and laughing. I'm standing next to my best friends talking and laughing about all the cute guys that have shown up for the evening. Then a man named "Steve" approaches me from behind placing his hand on my forearm. I turn to see who it is and he flashes me a big smile full of pearly white teeth. I vaguely recognize him from past outings with friends so I greet. I was up looking around with the glasses before we did any shooting. I didn’t want a pride of lions or a saber tooth (Smilodon) to be stalking the herd and take it out on us when we kill a couple bisons. I am glad I looked as I saw two distinct patches of grass wavering, but never the same two patches at once. It had to be either lions or smilodons. I had everybody wait a minute. Finally I caught a glimpse of one of the cats. It was a smilodon. I told everyone what we had and they were all a.