There was no let up in that. But there was the yawning gap at his centre where Gwen had been, and the recurring mourning that always took him by surpr...se.Apparently he was doing everything right. Beth was putting on weight as she ought to, Evan mostly played happily and the health visitor was on hand to give advice and to assure him he was a wonderful father, but he had never worked so hard or for so long each day; there was no let up.Since ... the event... (he could not bring himself to name. I followed him a little further inside the forest. There was an old abandoned house, he took me inside. I was really scared, i kept telling him i need to go home. But he didnt listen. When we went inside the house, he pulled down my shorts. I was resisting, he said "i dont want any trouble i just want to see you undress, you do that for me i will leave you" I asked him "Will you really let me go" He replied yes. After that i undressed into my lingerie. He asked me about me, i told him about. "I have a mage friend also. His name is Charles. He's not very powerful, but he's very intelligent and quick witted. We've spent many hours talking about my inventions and he seems to quickly grasp what I'm talking about. Maybe I can convince him to come and help. He may be able to see something I've missed," said Dusty."Charles? Have I met him? What's his last name?" asked Melkin."Duvall I believe, but I might be wrong. And I don't believe you have, but I trust him to work well with us. We've. The rabbits are startled by your approach, and all I see of them are tails and paddle-like feet as they bound away in a flurry of shifting grass - until you turn, holding a small one by the ears, for me. The fire in your eyes as you hold it in front of me - your chest heaving with your breathing - is disarming, and I reach for the rabbit, following my instinct to protect it from whatever plans you have in mind. To my surprise - and delight - you don't pull it away from me, but instead offer.