We had to be kept in completely sterile environments so they could never come anywhere near us. It wasn’t like we would be able to talk to them anyw...y since we were required to be sedated to keep us from hurting ourselves. I can already tell that you did what you said. I no longer feel the tumor draining my body of energy anymore.”The owner had heard it all. He had someone take them to the hospital that was part of the resort. I don’t know what he was going to have done to them, but the three. This would be a story they would tell forever. Yelena Markov, stealing from a sorceress. She was born for this night. She waited fifteen minutes, letting her target settle in, and then climbed the fence with cat-like ease. Dropping lightly to the ground, she crossed the estate in a matter of moments. She moved from shadow to shadow like she was one of them, darting between little patches of night so swiftly and easily that even a trained observer would doubt their own eyes. She reached the. ) But anyway, I accompanied Willow to the briefing. The news was that first company had tried to set up a base camp on the far side of the continent from the Sa'arm. This was some two thousand miles away; and far out of range of any weapon we knew about, or at least that's what I understood. However, the commander hadn't counted on the Sa'arm deciding to march across the continent to attack them.The company rushed to their tanks. Willow and Erica were talking about having to head out to get. . You ‘ave no idea...”She scratches her fingers up and down his hairy spine and he arches his back, clearly loving the attention.“How excited are you?” Checks Charley.Cate doesn’t stop hugging and scratching the giant animal whilst she ponders her answer. “I dunno ... Pretty excited ... About ... Eight inches excited...” She laughs at her own comment.“More like ten...” Corrects Charley. “Plus the knot.”Cate stops scratching Goliath for a second, her eyes opening wider – then smiles broadly,.