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Authors: Robin Roseau
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them, but you may not reorder them. And periodically there are special cards. The questions on those cards are for the team captains themselves, and they must not receive any help at all from their teammates. We're on the honor system, but I know that none of you will cheat."
"Who came up with these special cards?" I asked suspiciously.
"I did," she said. "Elisabeth did the ones I will answer."
"All right, Michaela," Elisabeth said. "Geography."
We'd been playing for about fifteen minutes. Lara's team and mine were neck and neck; Angel's team was lagging. It was Elisabeth's turn to read another question. "Oh, a special one. This is for Angel. Angel and Michaela, no one in your aircraft is allowed to coach you. This is worth ten points instead of two." The radio was silent for a moment or two, and then when I next heard Elisabeth's voice, it sounded like she was fighting to contain her laughter.
"Angel, you have been assigned to Michaela's security detail. You know that Lara and Michaela just had a fight, and the fox is in a mood. She grabs her car keys, states she is going for a drive alone to cool off, and orders you to remain behind. Your alpha has given you a direct order. What do you do?"
The wolves in my airplane immediately began laughing, even Violet.
"That's not what the card says!" I exclaimed.
Elisabeth, laughing, got back on the radio. "I read it exactly as written."
There was a pause before Angel tried to answer. "You three can hush up," I said. I glared at Serena for emphasis. She didn't typically laugh at my discomfort, but she was wiping tears from her eyes. I stuck my tongue out at her.
"I refuse the order," Angel said, seriousness in her voice. "I do not allow her to leave pack property with fewer than two enforcers."
"That is so wrong!" I blurted.
"Ten points for Angel," Elisabeth announced. "None for Michaela. Angel, your team is back in the game!"
From behind me, Violet said, "I think we know what Lara and Michaela are going to fight about tonight."
The next special card came up in Angel's aircraft. "This is a special card for Michaela only," said Karen. "Ten points."
"Wait!" I said. "If Lara did my questions, doesn't that mean she already knows the answer. She'll know whether I got it right or wrong."
"Elisabeth will act as team captain for your questions, Michaela," Lara said. "She hasn't seen this."
Karen was chuckling when she read the card. "Easy one, Michaela. Remember, no one gets to coach her. What year was the pack officially formed?"
"What?"
"Do you need me to read it again?"
"I have no idea when the pack formed," I complained. "What kind of question is that?"
"It's a perfectly good piece of trivia," Karen said. "Do you care to hazard a guess? I'll give you a hint. Lara's father was not the first alpha."
I sighed. "1927."
"That is incorrect," Elisabeth replied. "The pack was formed in 1869 by Samuel Harper, a former civil war soldier. After the war, he went home to Pennsylvania, collected a wife, and moved to Wisconsin to start anew. Over the next several years, several more wolves arrived, and Samuel officially registered the pack in 1869."
"According to this card," said Karen, "Elisabeth is correct. Five points to Lara's team. If it's any consolation, Michaela, I didn't know, either. I had to read the card."
I got the next special. "Finally," I said, "A question for Lara." I sighed. "Lara, the card asks, 'What is Michaela's height in bare feet, not counting the hair?' Very funny, Elisabeth. You have to guess within a half inch. It's only worth five points though."
"Four-feet, eleven and three-quarters," Lara answered immediately.
"Lara is right," Angel answered just as immediately.
I flipped the card over to see if Elisabeth had picked a different answer. She'd written, 'Fifty-nine and a half, not counting the attitude'. "Five points for Lara, two and a half for Angel," I said.
We were now officially in last place by a couple of points. To my passengers, I said,
"Who came up with these special cards?" I asked suspiciously.
"I did," she said. "Elisabeth did the ones I will answer."
"All right, Michaela," Elisabeth said. "Geography."
We'd been playing for about fifteen minutes. Lara's team and mine were neck and neck; Angel's team was lagging. It was Elisabeth's turn to read another question. "Oh, a special one. This is for Angel. Angel and Michaela, no one in your aircraft is allowed to coach you. This is worth ten points instead of two." The radio was silent for a moment or two, and then when I next heard Elisabeth's voice, it sounded like she was fighting to contain her laughter.
"Angel, you have been assigned to Michaela's security detail. You know that Lara and Michaela just had a fight, and the fox is in a mood. She grabs her car keys, states she is going for a drive alone to cool off, and orders you to remain behind. Your alpha has given you a direct order. What do you do?"
The wolves in my airplane immediately began laughing, even Violet.
"That's not what the card says!" I exclaimed.
Elisabeth, laughing, got back on the radio. "I read it exactly as written."
There was a pause before Angel tried to answer. "You three can hush up," I said. I glared at Serena for emphasis. She didn't typically laugh at my discomfort, but she was wiping tears from her eyes. I stuck my tongue out at her.
"I refuse the order," Angel said, seriousness in her voice. "I do not allow her to leave pack property with fewer than two enforcers."
"That is so wrong!" I blurted.
"Ten points for Angel," Elisabeth announced. "None for Michaela. Angel, your team is back in the game!"
From behind me, Violet said, "I think we know what Lara and Michaela are going to fight about tonight."
The next special card came up in Angel's aircraft. "This is a special card for Michaela only," said Karen. "Ten points."
"Wait!" I said. "If Lara did my questions, doesn't that mean she already knows the answer. She'll know whether I got it right or wrong."
"Elisabeth will act as team captain for your questions, Michaela," Lara said. "She hasn't seen this."
Karen was chuckling when she read the card. "Easy one, Michaela. Remember, no one gets to coach her. What year was the pack officially formed?"
"What?"
"Do you need me to read it again?"
"I have no idea when the pack formed," I complained. "What kind of question is that?"
"It's a perfectly good piece of trivia," Karen said. "Do you care to hazard a guess? I'll give you a hint. Lara's father was not the first alpha."
I sighed. "1927."
"That is incorrect," Elisabeth replied. "The pack was formed in 1869 by Samuel Harper, a former civil war soldier. After the war, he went home to Pennsylvania, collected a wife, and moved to Wisconsin to start anew. Over the next several years, several more wolves arrived, and Samuel officially registered the pack in 1869."
"According to this card," said Karen, "Elisabeth is correct. Five points to Lara's team. If it's any consolation, Michaela, I didn't know, either. I had to read the card."
I got the next special. "Finally," I said, "A question for Lara." I sighed. "Lara, the card asks, 'What is Michaela's height in bare feet, not counting the hair?' Very funny, Elisabeth. You have to guess within a half inch. It's only worth five points though."
"Four-feet, eleven and three-quarters," Lara answered immediately.
"Lara is right," Angel answered just as immediately.
I flipped the card over to see if Elisabeth had picked a different answer. She'd written, 'Fifty-nine and a half, not counting the attitude'. "Five points for Lara, two and a half for Angel," I said.
We were now officially in last place by a couple of points. To my passengers, I said,
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