The crows dissipated soon, but Neil stayed and as she hardly knew where she was to sit and work, Jenna stayed too. Her hands fidgeted as Rylan poured ...ver some sheets of paper. His mind deep in thought. After a long silence, Neil cleared his throat. Rylan looked up from his papers and his eyes zeroed in on her again. He lifted his eyebrows in question. Neil tilted his head on one side and said, ‘Where should I give her a seating place?’ Rylan thought for a second then said, ‘Give her the empty. Around her in the dormitory her fellow postulants were doing the same, some of them already disappearing through the door, and she hurried to join them.Once the bell had rung, they had only a short time to dress and hurry down the night stair to the chapel for the first of the day’s devotions. Although in the winter months it was often bitterly cold, the long dark nights meant that they would be free to sleep for up to ten hours without interruption between Compline and Matins, something that. Her arms were stretched straight out, and apart by the chains. She hung her head between them, and wondered what was about to happen to her. Peter acknowledged the several remarks made by his guests, then moved to the wall where Susan stood. He lifted a foam square from the floor, and pressed it to the wooden panel above Susan. With another, he covered the upper panel completely. He worked another foam panel between her legs and the lower panel, and pressed that soundproof square back into. I leaned down and she raised her arms toward me. I slid my arms under hers and picked her up from the carpeted floor. We kissed again, tasting the mixture of our juices on each other’s tongue.“You’re welcome to stay and sleep” I said softly to her.“I’d like that. It’s a long drive home, and I don’t think I could make it after that.” She smiled and we climbed onto the bed. As she settled onto the pillow, her eyes were already fluttering closed. I pulled the covers up over her as sleep took her..