This battle was not the heated melee of the legends, nor was it anything like the battles the old men talked about. There was no great horde of horses...meeting head on, no flight of arrows that could make a king wet his breeches, and no duel between two Tumens on a field of blood and corpses.Instead the Jani struck at dawn, breaking through the northern youngling bands as a sharp knife gelding a stallion. I later heard that Rukhala, my youngest uncle, was among the first to die, but his brothers. He really loved Rex. But it seemed after that night that Rex was not like 'him'. However there were other motivators. There were other 'pairs' of love-birds in the hostel. Some would openly make love with each other in front of staring eyes of the inmates. There were some secret lovers were not so bold and would love at the corners or hiding behind things. Once, a small quarrel happened between Kris and Rex. Kris had spoken some harsh words, perhaps in frustration. Rex had stopped talking to. They were warm and consumed my energy. My hands were wrapped around his neck and I was up on the tip of my toes. All of the tension that had been building for years was finally getting a release.He tried to push me back and whispered, "What are you doing?"I forced myself onto him, "Please let this happen. I've wanted this for so long."Our lips locked again and nothing but an inferno rushed through my body. I've read books where the characters lose control in blind lust, but I've never believed. ‘I’m not going anywhere, don’t worry,’ he promised. Cael then planted a kiss on Mina’s forehead and lay next to her. Mina’s eyes finally closed and she instantly fell into a relaxed sleep. *************************** ‘Mina, Mina,’ a voice said in her ear, gently coaxing her out of her sleep. ‘Ssh,’ Cael whispered, putting a finger to her lips. ‘I’ve brought you home, but I have to go. It’s almost dawn.’ Dazedly, Mina turned her head to look around and saw that she was indeed back in her.