" The woman who avidly read his tales was a stunning redhead, elegant and very shapely. Like some of the others she was dressed in black; a tight dres...s showing her curvy, ample body, set off with black stockings and stilettos. Her dress was forties style, and she was facially very, very, attractive. Her 5'8" or so made her a very imposing sight; the stilettos making her almost as tall as he. She must have been fifty, and her mature years only served to complete the picture. She was the epitome. Shore, I kin fight on my lonesome, but I ain't no leader of men. Ya need some man with military experience, like Ezra Horn, fer instance." We done asked Ezra, an' he begged off, sayin' that ya wuz a hell of a lot better leader, an' he would foller ya anywhere. We don't need a man what will drill the men an' lead a bayonet charge; we need a man what kin plan the defense of Henryville with the skill ya showed at yer own house when the Redsticks came by the last time."Well, I argued fer nigh on ta. "Yes I'm sure! I'm still upset that you don't let me watch the guys having sex with her anymore!"I put my arms around her and said, "I'm a dad now. Your welfare is important to me." Uh oh! Have I created a monster?" A daddy monster? Maybe. I take the job seriously."She put her arm around my waist and we followed behind as the boys escorted Amber to the park. We couldn't see much of Amber. They had closed in around her and were talking excitedly. We couldn't hear them. But we were close enough. About forty meters out, Jada stopped paddling and looked closely at the people waiting to meet them. She had been expecting joyous shouts and waves, desperate people gleeful over their rescue. Instead she saw a group of seven people watching her group very quietly. The situation made Jada pause. The rest of her teammates also stopped off her bow, Tom to port and Mandy andMadisonto starboard. What followed was a long and awkward silence.Tom finally decided to break the ice. “Ahoy the shore!” he.