“I believe that they serve a useful purpose. Without conflict, our warriors grow weak, complacent. This way, they can go to war and gain invaluable ...xperience, all without a direct threat to Elysia. They fight for glory and for duty rather than for survival, taking part in battles that are fought untold miles from their homes, and I would have it no other way. A professional military with modern training and ample experience is an invaluable asset to any state.”“That’s a more ... pragmatic. ..” She licked her lips. “The flame spits, and burns, and it consumes the lake and then it loses itself.” She closed her eyes. Her body grew colder. Of their own accord, my arms wrapped themselves about her shoulders, drawing her close, seeking to warm her. But she was growing more and more frigid in my grip, chilling past the point of hypothermia.“It is so dark here, Resh. So dark. So cold. But the flame is here too...” her lips touched to my ear and she whispered, so softly I could nearly not. We were moving together with the music in slow motion, slowly gyrating our hips. Her ass butt cheeks were rubbing against my now hard dick and she wanted to feel it more and more. That’s why she kept on rubbing her cheeks to my groin, thus making me harder and harder. She was facing one corner of the room and me facing her back. Thus my back was towards the rest of the room and rest of the other couples. I believe others were also in similar positions enjoying the closeness of their partners.. We could have time here but nothing further.’ ‘Why?’ John asked, a dull ache invaded his chest at Ariana’s answer. ‘Because it won’t end well hombre. It will only leads to lots of suffering for u.’ Ariana added ‘I think we should stop here for the night. We’ll chat again tmr ok?’ ‘Ok. Good nite angel.’ Was John’s simple reply. What Ariana could not see was the hurt in his eyes. John finally realized that the feeling he had for Ariana is deeper than he thought. The pain he felt was that of.