Andthen he stopped and grabbed my hand. "Come on babe, let's talk."He tugged me by the hand towards the balcony where I now saw a smalltable, two glas...es, and a bottle of wine. I had been doing as good a jobas I could of not getting too fucked up but I was still feeling prettyloose, and high. On the balcony he poured us both a glass and handed meone. He held up his glass and said, "To new beginnings." *clink* I tooka sip. It tasted sweet, sugary even. It tasted kind of like mango maybe?I liked. Therefore, he waited, his body tense, his hand gripped around the wooden spear. Soon, very soon… Gradually their conversation petered out and there was quiet. After a while, he thought he heard snoring, still he tarried a little while longer, patience born of time spent stalking prey, coming to bear… The sun had receded and formed a magnificent orange ball in the horizon when he started to move. Slowly, very slowly, so as not to make any sound, he crawled towards the clearing, stopping every. Well, it did. And it has every time afterward – when I was with you."This time it was Jen who initiated the kiss."Thank you for making my first time so special," Jen said sincerely. "I hear stories about groping in the back of a car and guys who last 10 seconds before shooting off. God, we must have gone at it for an hour." Uh, if you remember, you took care of the quick blast off a few minutes earlier," Brock pointed out. His cheeks pinked a bit but he was only slightly embarrassed."And I'll. "Do you know who they are?" The older man asked. "Yes," the young woman hissed, "they are alththulathi almumit! I am sorry Master, the deadly trio. We must stay clear of them. If they discover that you are a Master they may come after you also." Juno sighed this was most unexpected but they had invaded his sanctuary, still he needed to find out what they were up to before he made a move. "I wish I knew what they were up to." Juno absently said. Sighing, the young woman nodded and said, "I am.