He laid there against the cliff face, frozen with shock, before his body slid back to the earth and fell to his knees. He couldn’t breath. Pain tore...through him once the shock faded. His ears were ringing. The shield on his arm was still vibrating. He’d dropped his spear.“Defeat me.”Wonderful. Absolutely wonderful. He grabbed at the dirt with his free hand and tried to get his bearings. Everything was moving in a blur, the world was spinning, and his stomach was already fighting to upturn its. ‘Please! Touch me! Touch me all over! Touch my breasts, my ass! Make love to me!’ ‘Si, senorita,’ he said in a husky whisper. ‘Asi, mi amor! Asi!’ As he spoke I felt one of his hands snake around my waist and drift up my chest to gently cup the underside of one breast in his palm. At the same time the hand that had been rubbing my neck so dreamily now sought out my other breast, so that soon both hands were clasped over my heaving mounds, the fingers alive on me, pressing the cloth of my dress. ’ Nick kicked his horse and took off in a steady gallop. Allison was scared to death, who was this man and what did he want? Looking into his eyes, she got the odd feeling of knowing him from somewhere, but quickly dismissed it. This was some scoundrel, she couldn’t possibly know him from anywhere. *** Allison sat in the small locked cabin where he had put her. He had taken her to a beach, let his horse go, and had rowed her out to a ship. When she had first seen what he had planned, all hope. I'll have the 'Book of Dreams' start to teach you as soon as we are away from here," I assured them."Yes, Magic! Can it teach us to talk?" Airmid asked."It can help, but it will take practice, actual speaking, to learn to speak well," I told the disappointed Sisters."Prac... !" they tried to say, but it didn't come out very well."Practice!" I repeated."Prac... !!" they tried again, unsuccessfully."Prac tice!" I told them again enunciating each syllable for them. After a few more tries they were.