Many of those I had met were some combination of numb, afraid and hurt. Loss of the children was a significant blow to the community. Elk was heartsic.... I don’t think he had lost anyone, but I remembered how he’d hoped to bring back strength and see his community strong. Like him, I saw no way to get from where we were to that strength.Morgan was hard and cold. Even so, I felt his concern for me. How can you have deep care for someone you just locked up with a bunch of dead children? How can. Neither did Nydia, I think, did you?" I remarked as the first match of the set began."Oh, God! Are you kidding? Mom kept that pretty well concealed, but now that it is out, boy, is it ever out!" Nydia giggled."Yep, and you and Mark really helped bring it out of me. So did Ninve and Sandra, come to think of it," Cherry admitted, planting a kiss on the four of us that she named.Meanwhile, Heather served first and Ashley more than answered her serve. It was back and forth, a vigorous game of. Deep in the cliff was a single room that had a door. The wood had turned to stone many millennium ago. Inside we found display cases that were sealed, some fused by rust and others by chemicals and a type of plastic. It was brittle and I wished I could see through what had to be a glass front.I took a hundred vids before I gestured to Darus. We were very careful lifting one of many cases and carrying it back to the outer room. Looking out I realized we had been doing this all day and it was. Good and well. A little speechless though, sorry.’ ‘Oh okay, I couldn’t tell if you liked it or not. I’m glad you do,’ she said as she turned back to face the mirror, ‘because I think I look damn sexy!’ I certainly couldn’t argue with that! ‘Really? You don’t mind it?’ I asked. My greatest fear was that she would try it on and feel uncomfortable. I wouldn’t have blamed her, pretending to be something you’re not in order to turn someone on would be a difficult thing to do- though even if she was.