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She raised her visor. The look in her eyes chilled me.



"Well," she said. "I hope you're happy now."



By all rights I should have been. She was armed and ready to fight. It was everything I had hoped for
when we began this trip. Her upper lip curled into a snarl and her nostrils flared as she sniffed at the air.
My daughter the warrior was ready to assert her final challenge to my authority.



The girls from the Teen Warrior program danced around screaming, "Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!"



Cookie bent down to draw a circle in the dirt with her cooking spoon. Gladys Badger Woman, who was
our warrior parliamentarian, cautioned, "No holds barred. Just remember our two rules."



I wanted to say, Stop. It's just a troll! He's not worth fighting over. But I couldn't bring myself to say the
words. I tried to hold my head up. I faltered, just for a split-second, but probably long enough for her to
see me show weakness. I gathered my thoughts and prayed to the Goddess for guidance. My strength
returned. "Prepare to lick my boots," I said to Kayla.



"In your dreams," Kayla said. She started toward me, a full-fledged warrior.



In her cold expression, I saw enough of myself to be afraid.
Teenagers. What are you going to do?