. kept things solid, as it were, only selling off what he needed to, for us to survive. Mom home schooled me, so we lived pretty simply.”That seemed...to satisfy him. “So, let’s see what we have.” His daughter brought up one of the wheel weights. “Oh, this is amusing. Put a coat of paint on it, and you’d never realize what you had. Let’s see here. 16.4 ounces. Rub it on the stone and apply some nitric acid. Very good, it didn’t dissolve. And a touch of aqua regia ... very good. Now to do the true. We went out for a walk right after we got there and got absolutely drenched in a rainstorm. We made it back to the cottage; thank God she had started a fire before we left, and she told me about this local tradition. She said that first-timer's had to strip naked in front of a roaring fire, drink wine or brandy, and dry off that way... so I did, well we did."Gina closed her mouth and shook her head, "If a guy had tried that line on you he wouldn't have lasted five seconds. Were you that horny?". The clash of metal drew my attention to Kurtis fighting a third man. My brother was desperately parrying. He had picked up the basics of sword-fighting fast, but he was a novice compared to the man he fought. They hulk battered aside my brother’s attack and then lunged in one of his own.Kurtis just blocked it in time, keeping the blade from finding his heart. Lasla screamed in terror. Mother was pulling at her collar and hissing in fury, wanting to transform. I gripped my flaming sword and. I wonder why she didn’t say anything. I hear the flush and help her to the doctor’s bed after that.The rest of the procedure was usual and doesn’t contribute to this story. We returned home late in the evening. Much to my disappointment, she was helped by the nurse to change back.At home, my mom came back and rolled into her room. I only saw her at dinner after. She was wearing a pink nighty and no bra. This was visible as her breast moved freely when she rolled the wheelchair and were saggy.We.