I was planning a solo camping trip to the high desert and only half jokingly invited her to join me. She accepted with the caveat that her idea of cam...ing out was a hotel without room service. The decision was made to meet at the Los Angeles airport and progress to Palm Springs where we would decide whether we would stay together or not; if either of us decided it would be fruitless, I would go camping and she would stay at the hotel.When she got off the airplane, I was stunned. She was not. He had little appetite for the task but accepted nonetheless. Godred jerked his thumb upwards in a gesture that suggested that they had best be getting back. He gave Cadfael a grimace of commiseration and puffed out his cheeks. ‘Perhaps it would have been better if you had let it go,’ he muttered as they walked away. ‘That I could not do, in all conscience. A man is dead and, whether by fair means or foul, I cannot say. But I do know that it merits more than a passing thought.’ ‘So you said!. ”I won’t.“When we’re out of this, I putting you in a cage.”You wouldn’t dare.“I would too.”Fine, I’ll take it back. But I’m not going to agree that you act professional.“That’s just your opinion then,” she huffs. “Now, why should we not trust leprechauns? Wizard Crud is a leprechaun and he is held in the highest esteem at the school.”Well I don’t know what it is specifically. I just know it’s something.“That’s helpful.”And so is not being merged with you by magic.“This again?”I’m not going to. “Don’t mind if I do.” He grabbed her by her hair againand dragged her face closer. “Suck it.”“No.”“Do it.”“No.”“Do you know what this is called?”“Fuck off.”“It’s called topping from the bottom. You have anulterior motive and you’re trying to get me to go alongwith it.” She had the decency to blush a bit at that. “Now, you canfinish what you started or you can spend some.