A dozen elph-tor-mounted Dei-Xhan pursued him and behind them charged a hundred roaring Gnathar afoot. "That last side ravine! Turn back! These are ju...t the vanguard! There is a regiment on its way!"Jonar waved the rest of them back to the ravine they had passed nearly twenty minutes ago and fell back more slowly to cover them and still be able to go to Prince Sharn's aid should he need it. Sharn was two-thirds of the way across the gorge when the first rank of the regiment of Gnathar infantry. I should probably take another shower."She smiled. "I like you sweaty. I like the way you smell right now. It reminds me of your odors after we make love sometimes. Come here - next to me, please."He shrugged and moved the coffee and juice to the table. After he settled in the chair, she took his hand in hers."I love you, Scott, more than you can imagine. I don't want our marriage to end. I love you and little Katy. The two of you are my life. I fucked up, I admit, big time. I let my nature. He began to crave those sessions with her. She became a focus for him, a link of sorts to the world.It boiled down to an obsession.The moon crested high in the night sky as the four slowly made their way further into the icy realm. It was a slow march, with Aerick taking the lead, followed by Kieron and Savren. Toril followed up the rear. It would be several days before they reached the Castile, and the pace set by the Ranger meant it would be a while before they breached the ancient fortress's. She plopped back down across my legs and pulled her skirt back to her waist.Handing me a little bottle, she said, "Put a little of this on your finger."I looked at the bottle. It was a well-known brand of shampoo, an emerald green color in a thick gel form. I opened the top and poured a little on my finger, quickly realizing that the stuff was as slick as grease. Again I spread her cheeks and poked my finger into her puckered center and it slid in easy. Janie had already resumed singing her.