I think I can overlook it after my little brother was so cutely drooling in his sleep.”I flushed bright red. I was a little brother for less than a ...inute and already I was getting teased.Katriana offered me a hand up, which I took. Dusting off my robes, I could see we were standing not far from a calm river bend. The river was broad and deep, and on the opposite bank, at the outside of the bend, was a large city, nestled between the river and the mountains.The city of Tresens had survived for. Most people aren’t naked. Let me tell you now, lifting a person who has no arms or legs is no picnic, especially when you’re hyper-concious of where you’re putting your hands. I eventually settled on gripping her on either side of her waist just above the pelvis and hoisting her as firmly as my strength allowed around to the toilet seat. Plainly this treatment was a little painful for her, but she suffered my inexpert handling with nothing more than a slight grimace. I turned my back on her,. Because I knew who I loved, and it was the only man on the planet who I felt was the other half of me. He asked me if he knew the man and I said yes. He then asked me if I’d tell him who it was. I refused. I had a feeling he felt the same way, but the same as in my dream was not willing to ruin our friendship over my own feelings. He pressed me to tell him, because I always told him everything. I responded by saying “Who is the only man who loves food the way I do, movies, people, has the same. The captain swung his vessel round, steering almost directly Northward. She could see little in the darkness but Shafiq had studied her maps well and knew they would run parallel with Portugal and up past the Bay of Biscay.She made her way below decks and unslung the small rucksack she had carried, placing it on one of the narrow bunks in the cabin that would be her home for the next six or seven days. How long would depend on the winds and tides. Shafiq felt a momentary sense of vulnerability..