My maps indicate good trails through the mountains to both the north and west as well. We’ve plenty of room on the plateau to run lots of stock as w...ell as crops, so we should do very well here. We’re off the main travel routes for the war parties and bandits until they learn we’re here, but we should be ready for them with very good defences before then.Once on-site I select a good spot for the main settlement where we can use one creek as a moat on one side and a steep ridge on another. We set. She told me it was too painful to sleep in her old room that night.I, on the other hand, chose to dwell on the more pleasant thoughts provided in the knowledge that the weather report indicated there was a 99% chance of rain both that night and all the next day. While not happy that Kelly had been hurt; things were looking up for her now that "Farm Boy Billy" was finally proven to be the jerk that he really was. I was sure Kelly would be better off without him. I had no illusions that I would. As they passed a roomwith an broken door bullets suddenly spewed forth from the room. Theytook cover on either side of the door.This is the Canadian Armed Forces," Chris shouted. "Stand down!" Bullshit!" a voice shouted back followed by more bullets."We don't have time for this," Chris stated as she took a few steps backbefore running to the door. Just before reaching the door she fell to herknees and slid through on the floor. Two shots rang out followed by agroan of a man and a thump on the. “So it could be any guy out there in the outer office, right now, the excitement for you is that there is a man there and you are one unlocked door away and naked” She was 100% right.“Okay, you did my first dare – Tim was still there with Robin, when we left, I think he is going to give Robin a lift to the station. I’d completely forgotten about Robin, he was our teenage office boy ‘so to speak’ taken on in the holidays for work experience, spotty, unsure of himself; and about 15 years old. He.