"The house where the four of us lived had no air conditioning, so the windows were open all the time. Once we had a party-maybe twenty people. Now the...intoxicant of choice at the time was pot. Everybody drank beer, but the attraction was the marijuana. The grade of Hawaiian pot was always A. Never-never Land was nearby in the state of the resin-soaked buds. At one point in this party when everyone was puffing away madly, there was a knock on the door. Some slacker was able to pull himself off. Snake Lady had an evil sadistic look. She said, ‘Damn Little Momma! You are so damned young looking. I feel like a p*******e about to pleasure some young ass little girl. If I didn’t know your age I would be like, oh shit, this is surely jail bait. I know that is why your husband is attracted to you. Your small frame and youthfulness fulfill his sexual dreams. You are beautiful girl! The only thing that gives your age away is your stretch marks. You are going to be pleasured as never. I hate mornings! Too many years working the night shift I expect. Whenever I have to get up before ten o'clock I'm a grouch who barely manages to mumble until I've had my third cup of coffee. This didn't seem to bother either of the girls, who chattered at each other like blue jays. I treated them like blue jays too and just enjoyed the sounds without paying attention to what they were saying.About the end of the week while I was sipping my third cup I heard Linda, "What do you think, Uncle. One wolf took off after it with a howl, but Leli knew her horse was one of the fastest in the army’s stables – she’d probably be fine.That left her with – she thought about it for a moment; had there been six wolves total, or seven? – three wolves, probably, though she could only see two from where she stood, not counting the immobilized one. Nocking another arrow, she fired at the nearest one even as it leaped at her, and it fell, whimpering, at her feet, black blood pumping out from a wound.