Alice grinned as she checked her digital camera.‘On all fours, darling, like a puppy.’What could I do? I could barely think straight and she held ...he key to my salvation.The camera flashed and she giggled.‘I can see the desperation in your big puppy-like eyes! It makes me wet! If I wasn’t so tender, I’d have you trying to make me come though my hose!’She aimed the camera again, it flashed and Alice then turned to find something in her large handbag.‘Here you are, darling.’I stared at the pink. Even though she got in some good shots at him, and his shoulders and arms still smarted from the hits he took, he was still happy she couldn't knock him down or disarm him.He was finally starting to hold his own. Soon she would even be in trouble when he started using a Bastard sword in each hand."Haven't you ever wanted to be tested?" asked Brianna."Well I was due to be tested once I returned to the academy, but we both know how that worked out," said Aric with a rueful smile."I think you. The evil, lashing cold of the blizzard struck me squarely in the face like the possessed hand of a scalded woman. I scrunched my eyes together, behind my snow goggles, wincing from the blast. The fire’s warmth seemed so far away, even from here. I could just see the hunched figure of my co-worker in the poorly sheltered area by the fire. Our trusted tents flapped and shook with the immense strength of the storm. I feared they might blow away entirely and doom us to an even quicker death than I. "Almost Eight! I've been up for hours!" said Daisy cheerfully."Hours? God, what time do you get up?" Sometimes as late as five. Come on, I'll make you some coffee." Nobody gets up at five." Lilly moaned."Yeah, most folks around her are up by four." God, what have I gotten myself into?" Lilly asked."Shouldn't cuss like that. Folks around here would talk about you like you were a loose woman or something. Where's your coffee?" If they only knew ... Up in the right hand cupboard. I'll get.