<br/>Trenholme escorted her outside, to a dusty field at the back of the jail house. He looked around, other than some livestock, there was nothing in sight.<br/><br/>"Okay then, the ride's not gonna be here until dark." He said "So... first surprise. Stay close to me."<br/><br/>With those words, and checking Carmen was close enough to him, he started to move his arms around in a series of arcane gestures, till the world around them started to turn purple... outside the small circle around the pair of them, time seemed to speed up, cars drove past at lightning speed, and people seemed to dart past... and the sun started to set. In only a few minutes it was dark, and Trenholme, breathing heavily, brought his hands together, there was a flash of light and things were back to normal.<br/><br/>He turned to face her and smiled, "I am a mage, a magic user, the term wizard is considered unkind, now.. I could have just told you, but you wouldn't have believed me. I do hope you do now, and ah.. yes.. there is our ride."<br/><br/>Behind him was a helicopter, though like none Carmen had ever seen before. It was broader and squatter, and seemed to be composed of shiny black plates. There was a hiss as a door opened, and steps came down, though no sign of any inhabitants. Inside the plane was well lit and she could see several rows of empty seats.<br/><br/>"Ladies first?" Trenholme offered, with a gesture towards the vehicle.<br/>