."She was interrupted by a deep but soft, commanding voice right behind her, "Makae! Are you wearing blinders, girl?"She quickly stood up and faced th... large man who towered above them, a massive and muscular dark-haired fellow. Performing a quick curtsy, Makae smiled and made hurried introductions, "Oh, hello, Mister Kez. We have two new guests here, Shaasta and Hansen," she gestured towards the Elf girl and Squirrel, "They are a part of Master Willowpaw's party, she added."Mister Kez noted. They were not allowed admittance. They came in anyway.A forcible rape was being attempted. Arrests were made. The local newspaper printed the whole ordeal ... with pictures Wendy's face before and after and pictures of each of the attackers ... in uniform.Other women came forward and accused. The administration tried a coverup ... the administration tried bribes.The Alumni got involved. Donations to the Stadium Fund ceased.The League of Women Voters protested in front of the Admin Building.We. I'd gotten a touch of malaria on the Canal, and now here I was playing guard dog to the damned Seabees, watching to see that no sniper took a potshot at those hotshot 'dozer jockeys.Kathleen her name was, the name the missionaries gave her. I couldn't get my mouth around her native name. Damned if she didn't initiate me into the mysteries, and with none of the nonsense the girls stateside used to insist on. Got right to the point. And whatever else the missionaries taught her, it didn't include. He decided to put the time to good use and curled up on the bed next to the dormant form of his lover, gently pulling her body toward him until she was spooned against him. Within moments he was asleep.For Mia it seemed that every awakening over the past week had brought with it a completely novel experience. This night it was the feeling of waking up wrapped snugly in another's arms. She felt deliciously, wonderfully warm as she had not since the time she had received the Gift. While extremes.