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The newer people, who hadn't yet seen him shoot, watched nervously, sure he would miss and prove he was as fallible as the rest of those who had tried to lead

Adrian's hand was a blur as he drew and fired, fired, fired He twirled the black 9 le tiht bulls-eyes!"

The crowd roared and Jererinned, stepped over to Kenn

"Next, Kyle Reece"

No one missed a shot until the end of the round Mary and Heather, two fe purposes, didn't get any bulls-eyes, but Adrian was pleased that they had hit anything at all For the woress

The third woeles Short, with a big chest and a long, brown ponytail, she hit half the targets,Adrian wish he could add her to his list for the next Level One Eagles Her draas beautiful, almost a perfect copy of his, and with a little instruction, it would beco

Adrian wondered if he would ever get his Eagles to accept women on the teams He needed one of these shell-shocked feuise that could hold her own a his arh, it looked like Lexa was eliminated

"Last shooter Rebecca Ann Kelly"

The cute teenager moved toward the line and Adrian frowned as the crowd cheered and catcalled Had sheit? There was always a wait because he hand-filled over half the seats

Adrian was al her on it, the leader let her have one try, thinking again of how much he needed one of these timid homemakers to really be Xena, the warrior Princess

Becky was innocent, sexy, playful, andfor her sixteenth birthday in October, when it would be legal to ask her out That included Kenn, but Adrian thought she had a thing for one of his other top guards Either way, the girl would be so here What, was up to her

Rebecca's reddish blond hair ith frizzy curls and she brushed it back i she would only have this one chance to get noticed, to show these ue when Adrian signed in, sure he'd see her nale her out… "Anytiet the next round started, and the nervous girl nodded She was ready now and she wanted them to know, needed Adrian to know