Even as he was dropping the knife, he brought his other fist around and hit Dev in the side of his face. Dev dropped the trapped arm and stumbled back...ards.'Damn, but the man could hit hard' Dev thought to himself. He circled Cryder, his training he had received during the last year standing him in good stead. While he had always been strong and had never shirked a fight, this was a very serious matter. A weapon had been drawn against a superior officer, and that was an offense, which would. He had regained enough strength by the second day to be able to sit up and start complaining about being kept in bed. By the second afternoon, Anastasia relented, after conferring with Beriwen, and allowed Tristan to get up and slowly walk around his room. He had long since gotten past any embarrassment over the two ladies seeing him in nothing but a loincloth and just relished his ability to move about the room.Anastasia had sent Dunin, with Tristan's tattered armor, to a local armorer and had. The moon outside is full. The sky is clear, and all the stars are bright and visible. The soft breeze, cool and crisp. You are poking at the fire, and the only light in the room, is the reflection of the moon through the large window, the soft glow of the fire and the twinkle of the lights on the tree. You have already removed your shirt and thrown it on the back of the couch. Your chest glistening from the heat of the fire. There are blankets and pillows laid out between the tree and the fire,. "I glanced at the clock and saw it was approaching six and suggested, "let's get a shower and make coffee. We both have some catching up to do on paper work."We got out of bed, brushed our teeth and mouths, along with some serious playing in the shower, ending with Sue lying on the floor of the shower as I pounded into her, delivering the second load of this new morning.Sue wore a sexy, near see-through robe while I wore the traditional shorts and T-shirt to make coffee and greet the new day.