The words of Sailortaurus went through my mind. "That bar of steel weighs as much as a horse." Perhaps an exaggeration, but if I could lift that weigh... with one hand... By the time a Warrior reaches the end of his training and becomes one with his "shadow self", he is roughly one hundred times stronger than when he started. Such might is an awesome responsibility. Still, some of us, when we reach that point, train on and with perseverance and some luck, continue to increase our strength. Though. The strongbox was labeled Walls Freight Company. It contained gold and silver coins and a large amount of paper money.I hugged Swan, saying, "The reward from this should give us enough money to buy a bull and a new stallion. Maybe even a new mare or two."I tied the strongbox on Joe, and put the saddlebags on behind Swan. I walked home.Swan took care of Florence and me. Jack pointed a gobbler and Swan efficiently shot him with her shotgun. Jack got the legs, and we had the rest.Aside: For those. My gift ... such as it is, only works through direct sexual intercourse. Yes, I raped you, but it was only to save you from a life of poverty and rejection. Still, I’m truly sorry, Guardian Kirim, and had there been a better way, I and Cass would have opted for that.”“I ... I forgive you, David. Monitor Herrick explained a few things and my counselling put things into perspective. Yet it does not excuse what I and my comrades did to you, which was utterly despicable and cowardly.”“You were. I was surprised at that, yet elated. "And I can't marry Steven without his knowing about this, it wouldn't be fair to him. I have to tell him about this, what we did." I know, and you should. We should, together. But I'm willing to bet he won't be angry with you mom, I'm sure of it in fact. And I'm also willing to bet, as long as it's presented in a way that assures him that he's still part of the equation, that it won't be something he'll feel excluded from or not a part of. But that also.