Samilcar reached down his great paw enfolding Iliafray’s head with the claws meeting at the back of her head, he easily pulled her into the air with...a single hand, her legs dangling uselessly beneath her. “My Little Drow, I believe I have a ritual to perform. Please do scream all you want, it makes this all so much more worth while”. With that the demon swept his over arm over a sturdy work table clearing it by scattering the various arcane implements across the room to shatter and break, then. ‘If he is gay that, plus the lap friction could have done it.’ ‘Not helping, Mary’ Hollie grumped, then a look of horror came over her face. ‘OH NO. He asked me if I had a relative in the military, because he said my eyes reminded of someone. I think he may have met my brother somewhere, and I think my brother is probably gay. He’s never said anything, but they had that ‘dont ask, don’t tell’ thing till recently.’ ‘Sorry, Hollie.’ Liz said. ‘That is such a waste of talent,’ Mary sighed. ‘Maybe. My back was to him as I splashed water onto my shoulders and neck. The creek came up just past my waist and the water was clear enough to reflect the blue sky on its surface. My tank top was plastered to my skin and drenched to the point it might as well have not been there at all. When I straightened up again, I ran my hands thru my hair and pulled it so it flowed down my back in a blond wave. Turning while shifting my hair toward one shoulder, I said, “I know you are there John.” “Oh. Sorry,”. “Look at me. Tell me, Ina.” A pair of brown eyes looked straight into mine. “Because I love you,” she whispered. I hoped my eyes reflected the hurt I felt. I let my hands drop from her face and turned away. “You had sex with Warren.” “I’m sorry, Justin. I think… I think I should go now.” “If you go out of this car, you walk out of my life forever.” I felt something soft and furry touch my arm. I looked down and saw that it was the duck. Ina was holding it out to me, a bittersweet smile on her.