"She knew her business etiquette. She didn't offer her hand till after I offered mine."Jenny Smith. Glad to meet you, Mr. Jones, and before we go any ...further I want to thank you once again for helping me with the incident yesterday. That was very bold of you to help a woman in distress. There aren't too many men that would take that chance today. So thank you once again." Thank you for the compliment, Mrs. Smith. May I call you Jenny?" Jenny is fine and it's Ms. Smith. I'm not married."That was. There were plenty of similarities between this and my old job so I settled in quickly. I found this great because although the money was only marginally better I had half as many early starts and midnight finishes. My private life was solitary. I no longer felt quite as much guilt but I still felt no desire for female company of any kind. A strange but true thing about the buses are the groupies that congregated around the bus stations. I have no logical explanation for this but it did occur. I'd like to walk amongst our people, lest I become too remote from them as our politicians seem to have done," Scott replied.The children thought this was a great idea and William was tasked with finding warm clothing for them all so they could venture out into the cold December air of Inveraray.They were soon ready and headed out of the house and down the passageway to the elevator. Scott asked William to let the Admiral Know he was no longer in the house. Once they had ascended to the surface. Couldn't help her.Two of the creatures were descending towards her.She'd failed...Failed...Mommy ... Daddy...Light flared to her right.An orb. An orb of glowing blue light, easily ten feet tall. It stood there, in the grass. Humming. Drowning out the cries of the babies.All other noise stopped.The world stopped.Mary's eyes widened.From the sphere, appeared a brown horse, with a rider.She was a teen. Short black hair, small breasts under thick, tan, leather armor. In her hand was a wooden bow,.