"I have to go in now," she whispered. As usual, she opened the door, and framed by the light, she stood there watching me stop by the gate. She would ...give me a last wave before she closed the door behind her but this time I again stopped her."What about a show?" I called softly.She hesitated for a moment, then a smile spread on her face and she reached down, grabbed the hem of her skirt and slowly, slowly started to lift it. I saw her slender but rounded thighs and just as I was sure that she. All, of course, were nude, aside from a handful of staffers wearing the official florescent ball cap. In the corner sat the nervous bride Evelyn and her loving (and, not incidentally, equally nervous) groom Barry."OK, we'll try and keep this short." I took another look at the checklist in front of me. "We've got the bride and groom, check."Everyone waved at the couple happily."We've found someone to officiate," I noted."Who is that going to be?" Evelyn asked."Our primary option is King City. " You have no idea where we are, do you," she said."We're in Indiana, south of Fort Wayne," I said confidently.Two hours later we were still on two lane roads. Some of them were gravel."I have to get home tonight," she said. "I told people I'd be back by nine at the latest." Just call your boyfriend and tell him not to worry," I said. I saw an overpass up ahead with two cars whizzing along going perpendicular to us."I don't have a boyfriend," she said."Well call whoever and tell them you might. When they stopped eating we put the packs on and turned to see our fathers sneering. I straightened and looked back and they turned away. We started moving again and I let Tar climb to my shoulder.When the branch lion attacked it was mid afternoon. It had come from the front and the men were excited. What they had not done was read and learn about the animals. I pushed Tar and my bow to Misty and pulled my pistol and looked around. The second lion came from above and to the right. I fired as it.