Bakr left to get his gear in order and get something to eat. I stayed behind."Colonel, a moment please?" Of course. Is there a problem?" No sir. I hav... a favor to ask." I took out my letter and handed it to him. "If I don't make it back, would you send this on for me?" Don't start thinking like that, Sergeant. That's a damn good way to get yourself killed."I smiled at him. He looked shocked. I guess he'd never seen me smile in all the time I'd been with his unit."Colonel, I'm gonna let you in. Every few feet a round diamond orb held silver magic fire, flaming bright against the dying night. The scent of different flowers filled the air, and the music of falling water from several fountains.“Well, I know he came here,” She said to herself. “And there’s no tracks leading out. So that means he’s around here somewhere. Ah! Here’s where his feet crushed the grass.”Her bells at the ready, she crept after her brother’s footprints, following around the edge of the garden, leading off to the. Now, I've been an idiot, but I think I want to start over. Let's go lasso the rhino boy and win the football game."I had to laugh at the smile on his face when he finished his sentence. "Rhino hunting season for the next two hours. Sounds good, but you get to do the skinning," I chuckled.Tristan soon joined in and we were still laughing when Coach Davis called out that it was time to return to the field.As we headed back to the field, it was clear that the offense's halftime had not been nearly. " He paused and took a break as if steeling himself for what he was about to say."Instead, I saw you, bare ass naked, crawling across the floor on your belly like some kind of degraded worm just so you could suck Mickey's dick..."I heard his words, and they registered but everything just went black. I didn't actually faint; I was just out on my feet. For a long time neither of us said anything. When I regained the ability to make conscious thoughts, it seemed as if years had passed, but it.