I don't recall how I got on the boat but I imagine it was a sight to behold. He cast off and we headed up the river some ways (maybe thirty minutes up...iver) to a very dark and relatively quiet spot where he dropped anchor. With very little conversation he took me by the hand and led me to the cabin where there was a tentative kiss, which wasn't bad, and then we just slipped into a very sweaty and heated make-out session. Being summer, I was just in a tank top and shorts with my usual bikini. But as those mortals blessed enough to be favored by the Gods ventured forth with my brethren and I, the Schism began. The Second Divine Miracle would be the last, as the Gods began to turn upon one another in their petty jealousies and dark suspicions. Zondro-Xhan, Lord of the Dead and Creator of Sorcery, struck out at his siblings Sol and Kreu-Garra in jealous rage. The cunning and opportunistic Ptavre-Dei joined his hand to that of Zondro-Xhan, striking their father Lun, dividing his mind. Then to clarify, just in case they didn’t understand, “We didn’t fuck. There was no shagging. No cock sucking or pussy licking. We didn’t have sex. Got it?”“But ... But...” I think this was the first time I’d seen Amanda lost for words.“But why?” said Lottie.“It didn’t feel right,” I said.“How do you mean?” said Libby. “How could it not feel right?”I shrugged. “We had a good time, in the pub and the club and stuff, and when we got back to Wintersmith ... I guess we didn’t want to spoil. I apologized to Bitsy for my little fib and saidthat it was true about Heather. Marianne wanted to know if she'd leftbecause Paul and I were having a fling, but I assured her we were justfriends. She said she could tell by the way we'd been looking at eachother that there was something more than friendship between us. I didn'tdare hope.Dinner went wonderfully, and I made sure to congratulate Bitsy on herchoice of menu. Even if she didn't cook it herself, she was responsible. She told Paul.