Everything was going dark, and torpor crept up his spine, demanding he sleep. Only a mouthful of fresh human blood would stave off torpor now, and unl...ss one of the hunters was feeling generous, they wouldn’t give it to him.“K ... Kill him,” Angela said, coughing up another wad of blood, her bruising neck straining. “Kill Mire.”Julias managed a smile. It’d be in the hunter’s favor to capture him, but Angela wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed. Good, this was better.As his eyelids grew too. "Pru rose and they started down the hall. As she passed the captain's office, she glanced at Maeve and knocked on the door."Enter," called the captain."We're going to lunch. Would you like to join us?"The captain nodded and stood up. She walked toward them. "Yes, I will. May I suggest a suitable restaurant?"Pru introduced Maeve to the captain and, as they continued down the hall, the captain put her head in another door. "Sergeant Xing! You will join us for lunch, please."The restaurant was. Logan rocked his wife, “We’ll protect her sweety, it won’t happen again.” Mrs. Logan looked up, “I love you, you know that.” Mr. Logan smiled, “I know baby, I love you too.” Then they began kissing until they heard Ashley, “EEWWW don’t do that in here, get a room.” Laughing Mrs. Logan tossed a pillow at her daughter, “We’re married we can kiss wherever we want.” With that she began kissing her husband until a pillow hit both of them, then Ashley ran out laughing as her parents threw. ..after all....we've met once when you were 13" says the man. Gwen wipes her tired eyes out, and gazes once more at the bearer man. "Santa" says Gwen "yes indeed....so you do remember, but do you remember what I whispered in your ear those six years ago?" Santa asks."I member.....it was after me, Ben, and grandpa Max visited that enchanted town , that transformed use into elves....almost permanently" says Gwen."Yes...I'd appeared to you before you retired to the Rustbucket(RV) and told you that.