Twenty days into the hunt, a large ice wolf had attacked them. The wolf had killed one of the gargs and the Shaman before their spears finally brought... the monster down. They pressed on despite the loss of the garg and the Shaman's magic.Aerik fumed as his fingers, clumsy from the cold, worked to free the garg's from their harnesses. If only Ella and Greta hadn't been in those stupid ditches. The village elders required every member of the village to spend time keeping the runoff trenches clear. I excused myself while Melissa answered.I came back into the room just as Melissa said, "... okay dear, I'll put you on speaker now." She pushed some series of buttons then continued, "Okay. I think that has it, you can go ahead."Surprising Amanda, I spoke up. "Amanda, I am speaking for Mary in Boston — on the phone, Lisa here, and myself," I said."Hi Amanda. Hi Lisa. Hi Mark," Mary said from the speakerphone.Amanda's eyes got big."Hi Mary," Lisa said."Amanda, since we met you, Mary, Lisa, and. ’ Jordan answered, she noted a sense of urgency in Raven’s voice. ‘Is everything okay?’ ‘Oh, God. Jordan, I cut myself and I am at the doctor’s office.’ ‘Are you all right?’ Jordan asked worriedly. ‘Yes, I’ll be okay, it is just my finger, but I wanted to fix you a nice dinner and I have no idea when I’ll get home.’ ‘Don’t worry about dinner.’ Jordan told her. I will get us something. Maybe carryout Chinese, that is, if you like it. I will meet you at the doctor’s office.’ ‘No, you don’t have. Talbot thought 'You bitch! you haven't change a bit - suck up to the men and grind your high heels and claws into other woman. ' But she smiled back. She couldn't afford to offend a socially prominent woman who's husband was the richest man for hundred's of miles and didn't the witch know that.' Maybe that explained Buffy's tom boy attitude - maybe she was trying not to grow up like Claire.' A glimmer of a growing sympathy for the girl blossom in Talbot's heart. But all she did was smile and.