She watched, rapt. She knew what they were feeling. She knew how cold the stone floor felt against their knees and the tops of their feet, she knew ho... their ankles ached at supporting their weight for so long, how their beautiful smooth buttocks had gone completely numb, how their thighs complained in cramping agony. She knew how tiny flecks of dust and grit on the smooth stone stabbed and pierced the sensitive skin of their knees. She knew how they would later sit hunched in their cold cell,. Jim retracted first, then Tom pulled out. A small trickle of what they had done escaped from her hole. Katelin laid there on top of Tom, trying to hold in her tears from the pain. Katelin pulled herself off of Tom and kissed Jim. "I'm gonna take a nap daddy" she whispered. Jim nodded and watched her head towards the stairs. I ran back into my room and pretended to be asleep. I heard Jim and Tom talking as Katelin closed her room door. They were talking about changes and planning them, what. He hugged her back and then squirmed away."I'm fine, Momma, honest. It's all right. Why're you cryin'?"Seth's mother mopped her eyes and went out into the yard, still wiping her face on her apron. Mr. French stepped down from his rig to meet her."Thank you for bringing my boy home, Mr. French. I'm obliged." She squeezed his hand in both of hers, and he gave her a courtly bow. "Your daughter is over at my brother-in-law's store, and Annie is with her. Caroline was real anxious about you getting. "Leliana, in desperation, tried to drag Zevran into it. "You haven't chimed in yet, what do you think, Zev? Sierra should stay here and be safe, no?" I don't know about that, oh most beauteous bard."I gave him a grateful smile, but Aedan gave an indignant squawk and I knew there would be problems between them later. I tried to save Zev from himself, but he just kept talking."Things are only going to get more difficult from here. Between Loghain, and Howe, and the dwarves, and miles of Deep Road.