Afterwards I took a long hot shower, thenstretched out naked on the bed with a book and a Cubancigar. The July evening was hot and sticky and the airc...nditioning was sub-par, so I opened the window nextto the bed and listened to the sounds of gondoliersfloating up from the canal directly below. Maybe twentyfeet away across the canal was another wing of theDanieli. As the sunlight faded, the room lights began to come onacross the canal. I got up and turned on all the lightsin my room, then. I flew slowly south down the center of our property, with two sight blobs going, searching the east and west properties as I went, finding nothing of interest. My Visual Centers A and B were easily up to that task by now.South of our property was a farmer's field, with a heavier line of trees near our wall. I quickly found another pair of baddies among those trees. The observer had climbed a tree significantly taller than our wall, but far enough away from it that we hadn't needed to cut it. You’re not timid. You’re not shy. You are bold, even confident when it comes to Rachel. If she rejects you, you’ll be able to move on with your life with your head held high and meet someone else. Oh, and you’re gonna want some iron and vitamin B-12 after Nora drinks your blood. Oh, and Nora, give him some of your blood, too. And fuck him,” I told Nora, who was more than happy to drain Gunther in multiple ways.“Gladly, Master!” Nora’s eyes lit up as she dragged Gunther into the back room of. “I felt we had enough of an advantage to make killing them unnecessary. Other than that, I have made a very powerful friend in Lantaris who feels he owes me a favor. I’m sure that favor would vanish if I killed some of his men. In essence, to kill one of them I would have had to take out the entire company so he never found out.”A chill ran down Velt’s spine, “From how you said that I get the impression that wouldn’t be outside your abilities.”Kal frowned, “For a group of regular soldiers? No,.