The gnarled rocks had plenty of handholds, and there was a flat spot that was easily scaled. “I think we could climb up there. You carry the surfboa...d.”“Tow me, blow me, carry my shit. A working girl’s job is never done.” Lily grabbed onto the surfboard and held it steady. “Much easier to carry a beach chair.”“Yeah, hold on.” Dana grabbed her sandals and rolled into the water. For a moment, the surf gobbled her up, and then she surfaced. She swam around Lily and grabbed onto one of the rocks,. "Princess," Caitie commanded, "we need something to bandage your cubs and Sheila. Why don't you remove a few of their shirts?"Because he was on the perimeter of the group, Calvin was one of the first selected. He cringed as he heard the sound of the great cat's breathing and then felt her warm breath on the back of his neck. The next thing he felt was something at the back of his neck that he guessed was one of her claws. He closed his eyes and breathed a silent prayer, the first prayer he had. On those few occasions where we'd been skinnydipping, we were careful to put our suits back on before sunning ourselves. As for Julie, not once did she join us, although I could tell from the sidelong looks she gave us from time to time that she was interested.It was still her lead. I know that, I keep repeating it, but I have to do that so that I remember that it is her lead. That said, I want to give her the chance to see something I'm pretty sure she wants to see but is afraid to ask. Even as the Iolairean pulled out of their dives and climbed away to the north, my eyes darted to a small rise on the Scanian side of the River. Our forty archers now stood and began to loose off volley after volley of arrows. The eagles had carried them across the river in the darkness and now they caught the Scanians by surprise. The infantry cheered their support!A second Scanian cavalry force was thundering forward and our archers' arrows began to drop like rain amongst them. The rearmost.