”“Can you tell me anything about the rules themselves? Or maybe summarize them?” John asked.“I ... yeah, think so.” Adam licked his lips. �...Only enter a door with my name on it. Neither help nor hinder another person; and especially no combat or it’s immediate failure. When I unlock a door, don’t keep anything I used when doing so, it’s now useless. I ... think that’s it.”“Huh.” John mused. “That’s not what I got told at all.”“Oh? What are yours?” Adam stroked his sand-caked beard.“I got the. The best part though was when Roxanne took on the pair of them in a duel and still beat them, leaving both Morgana and Oonagh panting with exhaustion and shaking their heads in chagrin at not even getting close to landing a blow on Roxanne, who, though panting herself, simply had a massive grin on her face.“I swear there is no way a human can be that fast,” Oonagh commented.“Just practice,” Roxanne replied. “Verenestra can do it, so, I’d imagine, could you.”“I’m a lot more accomplished than I. I like having a big, strong, soft warrior woman to hold me in her arms and make love to me." "You're crazy, you know that? I can't believe what I'm hearing." ### The next day Shevia came back to my hut and said, "I've changed my mind." "About what?" I asked. "We need to escape. Get back to the camp." I studied her delicate features. "Why the change of heart?" "We must do our duty to our King." ### We stole a pair of. " How does this work, how do we mix our blood?" We each must make a tiny sacrifice, a little wound, to join together."He nipped a feeler. She hesitated before pricking her finger, but slowlyraised it toward him.As the drops mixed together the venom left behind sent a rush of heatthrough her body, then settled to a warm glow. Suddenly they both knewthe others fears, their joys, their doubts.They became oblivious of the rest around them.Denise joined her small wound with Dimple's, and then the.