Let me lift a window a bit and we'll go out."The couple headed out together, not nearly as happily as they went to the diner, but they stood next to e...ch other. The two headed towards the nature hike sign, not saying much as they looked back and forth between each other until finally Jade leaned over and kissed his cheek."What was that for?"Jade sighed, "I can't just kiss you?" As mad as you were at me, it was a bit surprising." Well, I got over it… and I want to enjoy walking around together.. Well... maybe I have put on a little weight," he was forced to admit. "But I'm going to start hitting the gym again next week." Uh huh," Pauline said. "And what about your drinking?" What about it?" Jake asked, refusing to meet her eyes as he said so."You're drinking a lot, Jake," Pauline said. "Much more than is really healthy for you." Has Elsa been talking to you?" Jake asked, angry."She doesn't have to," Pauline said. "Don't you think I can tell when you're drunk by listening to you?. "I ordered James to report to me here," the scientist's voice shouted from the ceiling. "Soldier, you have no business giving a different order." James is still unconscious, so how can he report to you?" Reggie shouted at the speaker. "There are a couple concubines who will carry him to medical."The hall was silent after that as Victoria and I struggled to carry the body of my master down the hallway. More concubines came streaming down the hallway as we exited. We had just reached the. They were fed, watered, saddled and packed in a matter of minutes. He could tell the storm was building in the north again and he wanted to cross Rio Puerco before the waters rose too high. He wasn’t familiar with this country, but he’d heard enough about canyon country to know there could already be flash floods building in the hills and high country to the north. He’d heard about walls of water coming down a river or a canyon, before a horse and rider could reach high ground ... especially if.