Suddenly, Amanda broke off the hug and whipped her head towards the other end of the beach, just in time to see a flicker of lantern light. Gedric tur...ed and heard what Amanda had: the faint neighing of horses and shouts of men."You have to go, now!" Amanda cried.Gedric nodded and drew back. "I will not forget this, Amanda. If I have any power or influence at all remaining in Oceanus, I will find some way of getting you out of the Urisi Nation."Amanda gave him a weak smile and wiped away tears.. " With that he left them,following Peter into the dining room and closing the door."Where's my tea, girl?" Mister Arnold looked her up and down criticallyand she quivered beneath his gaze."I, I'll get you one now sir."There was a tremble in her voice, her tone small and submissive, he likedthat, in fact he was delighted with the way she looked and pleased withthe way Dolly had looked at her."I'll be back upstairs, bring it up to me and you can replace Dolly,helping me run these cables in."He. The rain didn’t help his mood. It had begun to drizzle a few hours before and was now down to a steady down pour. Glancing behind him, he saw his soldiers looking as miserable as he felt. He shook himself mentally and forced himself forward. They rode steadily, the rain belting at them from a sharp angle as the winds changed. A short while later, Cien noticed movement ahead of them. Pulling his horse to a stop, he listened as the other soldiers behind him came to an instant stop as well. He. Oh my mother would be pissed for sure. Mom entered the cabin from the deck and her own fury could match that of the sea. She too was still in her suit which, much to my surprise earlier, was a very slim halter bikini. Soft and dark, dark blue. She fought the ever changing tilt of the boat trying to make her way across the room. "I swear, sometimes that man can just drive me up the wall," she grumbled heading to the small fridge. I couldn't believe it, in the midst of this tumultuous weather,.