WE SHOOK THE general"s hand and he mounted. As he reined Traveller back into the road, the image of the many statues I had seen crossed my mind"s eye. WE SHOOK THE“I will send Colonel Taylor to fetch you. He already knows our story.” He waved and rode away at a gallop. Fritz sat on the stump vacated by Lee and we waited, Fritz lost in a thought I didn"t want to hear. In spite of his willingness to get me home, I wasn"t sure he planned to go back with me. Seeing Lee again presented another choice for him and dilemma for me. Would he change his mind? And by doing so, would he force me to remain? We had an open portal waiting for us, but I didn"t know how long Tony and Natalie would wait. We had about forty-five minutes. I had just finished this thought when the thumping of hooves came dow

