The Warband had stayed mostly to the southern edge of the country and had only attacked a few of the settlements and had skirmished with the army. The...raiding parties on the other hand had been roaming the country, attacking villages almost randomly. The latest village was Cromly Hill. The small village had no defenses and the few survivors of the attack had been drug off by the raiders to be used as slaves or entertainment. Those that proved unuseful would later become dinner.The goblin. “We have a Class 9 on the line,” a male voice said, echoing.“Oh, Miss Montenegro is going to be pleased. Okay, prep the CSC and get Dobbs on it.” That was Loesser’s voice in my mind.“Dobbs did the freak out yesterday, he’s on psyche.”“Fuuuuuuuuck!”“You co-”The memory shattered as Lucas spoke up. “Lassie?”“My name is-” I snapped, springing to my feet - furious that he had snapped me out of it. I shook my head. “Nevermind. What?”“Just wanted to make sure you weren’t spacing out on me,” Lucas. Of course, young Danny was in the prime of life and his mortal being still had that ability of the young to rebound with great vigor refreshed with the energy of youth. Unfortunately, the same could not be said of his immortal soul which was already stained with the sins that were unlikely to qualify for redemption or salvation.There was blood on his shirt and he checked all over to see if it was his.He didn't see any cuts or scrapes and he had never been prone to nosebleeds so he made the. He saw me flinch as I sat, and asked if I was sore. “Yes, but I don’t regret it. I’ll be back in business in a day or two, and the more we do it, the better it will feel. I’m just glad we have Sarah to take up my slack. Remember tonight, baby. Do her as well as you did me, and she’ll go out of her mind.”I saw the little smirk he had on his face, and I giggled. I hoped she wore him down to a puddle of boneless flesh, as long as he didn’t like it better than being with me. I had one more thing to.