“I’m a little nervous my love, I have no experience making love; th...th...this is the first time for me” admitted Charlene, “Yours is the fir...t naked body I touch” and with a little nervous laugh, “outside mine of course”Looking straight into Charlene’s eyes Margie assured her “Don’t worry my love, I haven’t made love either, I have been fucked, but that’s different, we’ll learn together to make love” Margie turned toward Charlene as she rolled toward her, Charlene arms went around her lover. ”You are but a tool to the spirit of creation. Has she never found it necessary to speak to you about the first time the Dark One was defeated?”Lumis could do nothing but shake his head and then with weak defiance he said.”Crea will give me what I need to defeat the Dark One.”Ciferus pointed down the street and said.”It is a long way to the Sentinel. He can be summoned only at the Gateway Oasis, about five day marches from here.It is late, and no caravan is heading out at this hour. Let us. Marigold nodded."You would give up being valedictorian?" Maya asked. Marigold nodded again."Would you give up Thule?"Marigold's eyes widened. No one moved or spoke for a few long seconds. When she spoke, she was surprised by how calm and controlled her voice was."No," said Marigold. "I wouldn't."Maya's smile turned feral. She wasn't looking at Marigold now, but at Thule."Thule, what did you do to this girl?"Marigold felt Thule's shrug in the muscles of her back, "I told you what I've done to. " Sally was really quiet during the movie. She'd let me hold her hand, but nothing more. That wasn't normal. She just stared straight ahead at the screen." Then what, Harold?" As usual, I drove us out to the lake to park in the moonlight. Sally wouldn't snuggle up against me on the way as she usually did. She didn't sit against the door, but I knew something was up." Did you say anything, either of you?" No, we just drove in silence, each with our own thoughts. But I was really getting worried.