Fifteen of the twenty men were divided like that and had to share a girl between three guys. Four guys shared two girls between them since they were l...eutenants. The leader had his woman and her pet they shared.The men would increase and decrease as would the women depending on fights and how behaved the women were. Those that did not obey were usually beaten to death or sometimes worse to keep the others in line. One girl pulled a knife on a guy and cut him really bad across his belly, she was. I wasn't either. So, when the craziness ended and I had some time off to compensate, Zee suggested we head to the mountains a few hours outside of Manila for a break. She'd been there before and assured me it would be a relaxing time.We booked out bus tickets (neither of us drove) and after over nine hours on various roads, some good and some horrible, and on a couple of buses, modern and barely holding together, we arrived at our destination.The place was beautiful. Quiet, clear air, nothing. As we made our way around turns, I got great views of the lights of the small town below. What a find this place was. It would certainly be worth the commute to live here I said to myself. We came to a stop in a nice sized crushed granite driveway between the main house and the barn. The barn turned out to be the guest quarters. From between the two buildings, you could see the setting sun reflecting off of the pool. I grabbed my bags and we walked towards the barn. ‘Don’t be afraid. I’m not. They passed a few people going through the wood in the opposite direction. The strangers were wary as they approached, but were more or less friendly as they passed upon deciding the small group was not a threat. Everyone tightly held their purses and packs when they noticed the kampar, however.Lorelle carefully scanned the sides of the trail, judging the conditions right for Wyvern Tongue. It only grew under very specific conditions, and the plant that grew from the root that was the prize.