I strained my eyes to see more, especially as his shoulders and arm movement would indicate he was actively doing something, but the darkness was mask...d by that damn light from behind.Suddenly he stopped doing whatever he was doing, turned and moved off. It was as he turned I caught a glimpse of his erection, yes his cock was up, so he must have been doing what I thought he was doing, and even more enlightening, was the mark on the widow pane, a small blob, like a splash and this was confirmed. I insured the further neglect of the locals by steering for the opposite bank when I saw an encampment ahead, and they seemed content to avoid me as I did them, as if the river was a highway of agreement and passage. It seems the ignorant savage peoples who lived here had not invented toll highways as yet.The winds turned contrary about where another river joined mine, blowing in a steady day long hot exhalation to the sea, and the other river came from the south, not my intended direction, so. In a tall case in the corner of the room was a full war bonnet, now that really caught my attention. Not only was it very beautiful but also it was a full bonnet of at least five to six foot in length. ‘Where in the world did you find this its awesome, one of the best I have ever seen?’ Cindy smiled and said ‘this was her very first and favorite piece it was given to her by her father.’ She said ‘years ago he had befriended and older Indian gentlemen and over time they had become very good. .. my business is this close to being where we envisioned it being. We're this close to not having to have you work anymore. We're this close to financial security for life. If this separation ends up in divorce it will kill the business and it will kill me. I love you Paige. I don't want to lose you. Please... please... there must be some other way." I'm sorry Carl. I knew that this would be hard, and its actually been harder than I thought it would be. I don't want to hurt you. I just need to.