“What was all that about?” I asked nervously. “You said you wanted to learn and this lady will help you learn to swim. There will only be about...four or five of you, all about your age, but …. she’s found that with some pupils she has to encourage them along with a bit of persuasion.” “What do you mean?” “Well, if any of her pupils is not doing what she tells them, or if they have learnt something one week but then forget to do that next time, she……….er……..spanks them”. “No way”, I said, “no. Maybe that is the problem. You have to move along your own time-axis... Yes that could be it. Try to install this part here and see what happens."I looked closer at the portion that he was indicating. It looked simple enough. I had to byy a small computer though to handle the exact coordinates.Thorn wrote down the coordinates for his home and after that we sat and talked for a while."No. I don't know about you, but I'm eager to start on this new project," Thorn stated and stood."Yeah, me too.. While waiting for the train she hugged herself, canted her head to touch her shoulders, and remembered how sweetly Colette had hugged her before she left. Having grown up in a large family whose mother was literally swamped she had never been hugged by her mother nor any other female that she could remember. While during their naked sex it was all about hugging: fondling, caressing, and titillating.But the hug at the door was special. It told her that Colette really did hold her in high regard. Although they watched over the whole world, they would soon find themselves calling this place "home", and would be later known as The Land of The Gods, Deus Terra.Over the centuries, life evolved. Some gods took interest in some of these creatures and blessed them with their power. That's how cratures such as elves and lizardfolk came to be. And when humans saw themselves missing the blessings of the Gods, they, too, wished for something to protect them.But what their wish created was.