Tayanna rolled up the delivery gate of the Monadnock building and braced against the pre-dawn Chicago cold. Would she ever get used to this weather? she wondered as she shivered and scurried down the alley, Fiel and el Sombre at her heels. She reviewed yesterday's encryption lessons in her mind as she walked through the deserted downtown streets toward the park. "e4 c5 Nf3 d6 Bb5+ Bd7 Bxd7+ Qxd7 c4 Nc6 Nc3 Nf6 0-0 g6 d4 cxd..." cipher wasn't her strong suit, but her marksman skills were improving fast and she loved the hand-to-hand classes. She remembered yesterday's near defeat of Atticus with pride. "Soon I will beat him and I will be champion!" The train clattered noisily overhead as she neared the park.