Sandy went down and got her and took her back upstairs to her room. That’s the last coherent thought I had. I cried myself to sleep.I’ve lost a co...ple men in combat, and it’s rough. We live, eat, and sleep together, lie to each other about stupid stuff, fight like siblings, and pour our true hearts out to each other when the time is right, but losing Cindy was a whole ‘nuther thing. For a week, I could barely tie my own shoes. Without Dana and Sandy, I would have been lost.Then about a week. Finally I brokethe silence. "I was choosen for this job for a reason. I feel it is myduty to myself, my people and my country that I should let Mother Naturerun it course. Ten years from now, when I have to make a decision, someone can't say. 'You don't know what it is like to be a boy or even agirl.' Besides I sort of like being a girl."WHAT!" exclaimed Sam."Just think of it." I then reminded him of a dream every school age boyhad one time or another. "I am going to be allowed into the. I chose a Black strapless full length evening gown, a nice dark brown fox fur stole and just for fun a full length hooded Beaver, which rely turned me on. Bill agreed with my choices, and said he would leave me to change and he wold change him self and be waiting for me in the lounge.I slipped into the evening frock, naked under neath it, placed the fur stole around my bear shoulders and carried the full length over my arm. In the mean time Bill had changed into a black velvet fur trimmed. Why do you ride? I know better than most that you’re an extremely formidable warrior, but you must know that our likely fate is...”“I know the grim destiny to which we ride, Elfhelm.”“But then why? You’re...” He paused, judging a too-personal argument unwise, and guided his words along a safer path. “You might be the last remaining hope for our people, should we perish in this battle. The King has no living heir, and your brother’s fate is tied to his. From you alone might a new royal line.