I told him of my trip, especially the part from Cameron Corner to Epsilon Station, to Innamincka and my disappointment, and to here.A woman offered a ...ark dish of witchetty grubs and I took one. I expressed surprise at finding them, but Joshua said the women were good at finding red gums along the river course, even when the courses appeared dry.As it grew towards late afternoon, I asked about walking a way with some hunters to observe the grey kangaroos emerging. (Grey kangaroos are largely. “You remember your first night with Master, how he kept asking if you were sure you wanted to go through with it? He wanted you to be sure because he loves you and wants you to be happy. Tell him the truth about what you want and how you feel. He may waffle a bit at first, as he did when you first crawled into bed with him, but once he understands you really want it, he’ll agree to let you be his pet.”I saw her eyes go wide in shock before she shook her head in denial. “I don’t think so,. " That. And, something else we used to do."She took a finger and removed a little of her lipstick from my lips. Thenpulled out her lipstick tube, fixed her lipstick, and with her sly grin,she asked, "Want me to do yours?" I missed doing that too, and we only did that a few times before you left.But, not here. " Chicken."I stood up, offered her my hand and said, "Come on."She took my hand, stood, and we continued down the trail hand in hand. Itwas a loop trail, and I knew that it would. “Ul’sses,” she said, nearly tearing up.“You’re Ul’sses,” Mi’elle stated, standing, facing her horse, her longtime friend.“I am,” Ul’sses replied.“You’ve been in this form all these years?”“No. I love to run. I love being outside. I also love helping people. I stayed in this form to help you when you needed a steed. Seeing you, watching you, getting to know you, I fell in love with you.”“Why didn’t you turn back into a human?” Mi’elle asked.“Because of your beloved. I would never want to come.