"There's no keeping secrets from you, is there?" She almost fell off as Murielle touched down. Immediately the pterodactyl lowered her head so that th...e little slug rolled forward and caught one foot in her jaw, then fell to roll on the soft grass."Rough landing, you think?" Miranda griped as she brushed dirt and grass off her bare, wind-blown skin.'I'm not the one who wasn't paying attention, ' Murielle informed the little slug. 'I told you to hang on. If I hadn't lowered my head, you would. Hawthorne?’ a masculine voice asked quietly. ‘Yes.’ ‘I was asked to make sure you received your letter the mail today’ ‘Is it in a cream colored envelope without a return address?’ ‘Yes ma’am, that’s the one. I take it you haven’t read it yet then?’ ‘No, the phone rang when I was getting ready to. Why?’ ‘Well I won’t disturb you any further this evening. Oh and finally, I was instructed to tell you, Nighthawk sends his regards.’ ‘Wait a minute’ I said as the other end of the line went dead in. “Leliana,” he almost whispered; it still seemed loud, in the quiet of the tent, and she jumped like someone had goosed her. He held up his hands with a smile. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to startle you.”Her face was red right to the tips of her ears, and she hesitated for a moment before meeting his eyes. “My Lord.” She nodded, and he winced, still not entirely comfortable with the title – especially from someone who’d seen him murder his own father to obtain it. “I apologise. It’s obvious this. "I question, "Do you have a doctor who can check on this dog? He is a hero and saved us from the truck bomb you see immediately past me."One soldier informs me, "Ma'am we are in the process of setting up a cash1 because of the numerous casualties."1 CSH – Combat Support Hospital (pronounced cash) - a modern military field hospitalAnother soldier questions, "Has anyone neutralized the truck bomb?"I reply, "We did not have the time to investigate the status of the bomb."The soldier orders, "Okay.
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