Frauen haben die M?nner zu erfreuen." Wo hast du denn blo? diesen idiotischen M?ll her? Dann wird es Zeit,dass du mal den Kochtopf kennen lernst. Ich ...ache dich einfach zur Minnaund du darfst dann als Zofe dienen. Zu viel Staub hat sich hier, indieser Welt abgelagert, er muss weg." Untersteh dich! Ich ein Weib?" H?? Was willst du dagegen tun? Mit deiner Magie rumpuffen und den Ringherausfordern. Mal auch zur anderen H?lfte des Lebens zu geh?ren w?rdedir ganz gut tun. Das w?rde dir mal helfen,. Buck had two beers in either hand and Ned had a bottle of wine in his hand. Marilyn invited them in. The two men occupied the sofa against the wall and Marilyn sat on the single chair opposite, facing them.Shortly after her drink was poured Ned moved through to the toilet to relieve himself. Upon his return he sat down again, before Buck took his turn in the bathroom.Arriving back from the toilet Bucks stood next to Marilyn’s chair. “Don’t you think we should get more comfortable?” he asked.. "I'd be honored!" I agreed anyway."Great." He smiled. "I'm thinking by Wednesday we'll have the final decision on the captain and the alternates, but you'll be one of them."I nodded and took a drink of orange juice.********"Finally." I groaned as I stepped out of the school.I looked around, trying to spot the girls. They had promised to meet me outside and walk with me down to the arena for practice."Jake!" I heard Shayla call my name, and turned around to see them walking toward me.I waited. It was the first day of my fourteenth winter, the shortest day of the year, the time when night rules supreme; when cold and hunger summon Hanji and his gutting knife into the world every night, the time when the steppes thirsts not for blood but slumbers sated.I bowed to my father and mother one final time before climbing onto my mare. I’d been there when the mare had been born, played with her as a foal, and trained her with the help of my father. So, it was no wonder that it turned around.