Not that she intends to test that theory out.The third day after she set out from Chang Li, Ki Jung arrives at the gates to Marshall city. As with the...other cities, this one is walled. The entry fee is 15 silver, which she pays without blinking an eye. Bringing Sharpie into Marshall is easier than it had been back in Chang Li, mostly because she already has the necessary jesses attached to Sharpies’ leg and has gold in hand to grease the guard’s palm. She receives a year-long permit to keep the. He crawled in through the opening and then called the gargs in with him. They would huddle together for warmth through the freezing night. In the morning, they would begin the long journey home. Something startled Aerik out of his sleep. Alarmed, he quickly looked around the interior of the small snow hut, trying to find what had woke him. Finding nothing out of the ordinary, he settled back down. He flinched as something cold and wet dripped onto his face. He wiped it off and examined the roof. Why he still did, he wasn't sure. He had become so distant, there was no real connection left. “Probably just out of habit”, he told himself. He kissed his mother goodbye and then left with his brother for school. In the car, he and his brother didn't talk much. It wasn't that they didn't like each other, but Jess and Luke had very little in common these days. They had different friends, Luke being more of a social butterfly; different tastes in music, Jess listened to more heavy metal and. .." Shut up!" Derek said. "Riley. Your mom?" She's not thrilled," she said. "For a long time, she wouldn't let me have sex with clients. She'd only set me up for appointments where guys would want to watch me masturbate or whatever. But one time, a client wanted to fuck me afterwards. He was cute, he asked nicely, and I knew it would piss mom off, so I said 'sure.'" Was she pissed?" Oh yeah," Riley answered. "But not at me, at the client. Haven't seen him since, so I assume mom cut him off or.