I moved my face away wiping my tears from my face, as soon as I open my eyes I see her smiling, still stroking my head. Wiping away the remaining tear...s my face releases. Going off topic but. Remember when you were a child and when you cried in your bed you somehow automatically fall asleep. That nearly happened with me. My head still resting on Amy's thighs, she still stroking my hair and wiping away any tears. My eyes slowly start to shut and breathing becomes calm. I didn't know what was. Most men would find my reading ability to be a very ugly wart for a wife to have." Be afraid of it you mean?" Not just fear. Resentment and hatred. People don't like having their emotions read and understood so clearly. All my defenses are down Basel. I'm not going to hide anything from you. I can't bear to."Basel stared at Eliana until he saw her lip quiver. He reached over and held her hand. "I understand what you're saying. My precious Eli. I still see only beauty." My love," whispered. However, as we moved upstream, the banks slowly dwindled away until we were actually walking about level with them. By then it was late afternoon and the sun was high above us.Being out from between the banks of the stream helped me orient myself to what I remembered about where the cave was located, in relationship to the drop site and the river. It didn’t take much to let me know that we were still a few miles off. The good thing was that if we stuck to the stream, it would take us very close. More importantly for the present, it had an FM tuner. I put in one earbud so I could monitor for emergency broadcasts and updates. My solar charger rode on top of my backpack.It was now late morning, so we ate our sandwiches before heading out. Knowing we were in for several days of steady walking, I began a routine of popping three ibuprofen every four hours to get ahead of the pain and inflammation that was surely headed for my knee.Cathleen took the lead, Rachel followed, and I was.