I leaned forward to hiss softly and scratch his neck before slipping out of the saddle. I had the drama kneel and we waited while watching the spring....Just as the sun began to rise I saw the tiny shifting of small bodies near the spring. I waited and then pulled my swords and moved forward, leaving the drama behind. I was almost to the small pool of water next to a large rock when the sand shifted a few feet away.I stopped and waited, I did not concentrate on the one place where the sand had. I was 18 years old at the time. This was my second summer working for the small construction company. I also worked for them between summers after school in a high school vocational program to learn the construction business. I had come to know the entire family very well. The business was run from the family home and I would come in and have coffee with everyone before we started work for the day. There was a project only a few miles from their home that we were working on. For several weeks. Some of them sat near me when they came back. I've never been as desired as I seemed to be that night. I guess they didn't young, fresh meat there very often. I was disappointed to find that the tall, hung man wasn't there that evening, though. Oh well, after a while I had to piss and I was anxious to check out the men's room. It was in the basement down a long flight of stairs (hard to believe in today's world). The bathroom was busy, everyone was washing their hands or drying their hands,. Ferro guessed that he could be done with the skin melts in twenty minutes."You are moving sluggish but at least your brain is engaged," Kay said. "You've been neglecting your body, which means you can't function as well. You're not eating enough and you're not sleeping enough. Do I need to sit on you again, like I did back on the ship?" No, things are getting better. I now have Family Gijrath guarding my office door and more skilled personnel are disembarking daily. There are just so many tasks.