”She ran her ethereal fingers across his nipples and he surrendered to her intangible embrace.“What is it that I so desire?”“To be a woman, bu... blessed with a man's yearnings.”“How do you know this? I have told no one.”“Have you not guessed yet my sweet?”He imagined her pouting her lips.Yes, it was all coming back to him. Him diving into the river to rescue the lad on the bike who had taken a tumble by the bank and fallen in.“I'm drowning, and this is all some sort of hallucination or illusion. It'll be runnin out yer nose you'll be so full right up that slut throat from what is gonna burn hot sprayin outta this - this here leg I got swellin in the center.And with that knife you could see the shine of the sharp from here even through tears that was my mama's daddy's good old knife. Oh my whole family was here and they was mad as hot jaybirds on a tin cup. And he rubbed it with that hard work thumb.... it wouldn't cut that. The colonel came in somehow but not real yet and that dick. HE CAME ON AND I GOT ON MY BOOTS AND JACKET HE GRABBED MY HAND IN HIS AND WE STARTED DOWN THE SNOW COVERED TRAILS JUST WALKING HAND IN HAND LOOKING AT THE ICE HANGING FROM THE TREE LIMBS IT WAS JUST BARELY DUSK AND SO PRETTY WE WERE HOPING TO COME TO A CLEARING TO BE ABLE TO WATCH THE SUNSET. WE GOT TO THE CLEARING JUST AS THE SUN STARTED GOING DOWN AND ALL THE COLORS IN THE CLEAR SKY WERE SO BEAUTIFUL. HE PULLED ME DOWN ONTO A LARGE TREE THAT HAD FALLEN AND WE SAT UPON IT WATCHING THE SUN FALL. .After returning from Eden Formation, Zax spent the remainder of his time at home with his family and friends. He disclosed the situation of his Martial household with Anet, dismissing only the stuff that were personal to his Master, Grandmaster Kartion and Laivien. Anet grudgingly accepted the fact that in matters of Valgarel, Zax cannot find help in Kingdom Earth. As for the support from Eden Formation and the Dauch family, Zax also omitted that part since he did not know the details and.