A rough article he was. Not nearly in the midst of his years, he already carried the careworn look of a man having seen too many winters. Akatosh knew... three of four seasons in this Gods-forsaken land were winters! Helping himself to a final draught from his cup of mead, the blond fellow rose and strode self-importantly towards her table, albeit with a slight shuffle. The stranger watched him closely, yet made no attempt to meet his provocation in any form. He towered over her for a moment,. "It was me," the little girl moved forward, making Ethan jump back,causing the last of his clothing to give up the ghost and fall off hisbody, leaving him completely naked. He moved to cover himself but thegirl motioned for him not to bother."Don't worry, you can come out now. It's just me and you till I make itotherwise."Ethan blinked at the girl. She sounded too grown up, it was unreal, likethat meant anything on this day. He stepped back further, putting hishands over his manhood, realising. ‘I’m just happy to see you again, at least at the moment.’ She laughed. I held out my hand at the door. Carla looked at it in amusement for a second and then grasped it as if to shake it. Instead she pulled me towards her and then planted a kiss firmly on my lips. ‘See what you missed.’ She smirked mischievously as we broke apart. I couldn’t think of a coherent reply I was so confused. I was still confused later, behind the bar, when I saw a grinning Tina ordering a round of drinks. ‘Hiya Dave.. . Come on boy. Come here..."I could hear voices, two boys it sounded like, which was strangely out of place. I was lying in the tall grass with Barley and Bandy, all three of us relaxing and I guessed that whoever those guys were they'd spotted Bush, who always enjoyed flushing the bushes. We were on the edge of our Master's property, and it was fenced, but only with a single strand of wire. He kept only a few animals, a horse that he rode occasionally, and some chickens, so there was no real.