“We’re gonna play in the barn today, we always go to the barn when it rains. Ma keeps Pa busy in the house most of the day on rainy days,” Willa...said and grinned.She walked over to the bed next to Tag’s and lifted the covers, then she dropped them and walked over to the other bed. Willa knelt down beside the bed and slipped her hand under the covers. She snaked her hand over until she felt the heat of Ray’s warm sleeping body.She felt his warm back as she touched him lightly with her finger. My lips again pressed to her flesh, this time just beneath her breast, my tongue trailing a line of spittle down the center of her belly. Nipping at her skin with my teeth as she squirmed wanting me to go faster I knew better than to rush our first encounter. At last she pulled my face against her mound, her scent musty and intoxicating, seductive aroma to drive me to frivolous acts of playfulness. My teeth tugged at her pubic hairs as my hand slid to her petals, slipping up and back along the. When I had finished, he looked up at me finally, and said with pride, “Yes Bob, I will stay with my sisters and guard them and keep them from harm. I didn’t think about that, I just wanted to be with you when you confronted Detara. I felt that I could defend you, but then I realized that with Barbara and yourself, you would not have need of me helping you. Please forgive me for doubting your decision. I will do my best to keep your home save for your return.”I picked him up and hugged him and. Next time they come, they're gonna cut us to pieces. Ain't hardly none of us left to stop 'em, Sir."Graydon could sense sorrow in his mind, but it was not his mind ... was it? Not his eyes ... were they? No time. Infinite sadness, resignation, but no fear. A terrible sense of loss: too many good men, lost, gone, given up as a horrible price for a conflict that had not been their choosing, a terrible war that had been thrust upon them. This was no easy walk to victory. This moment had been.