Speaking of which, I haven’t seen any of the enemy in a month now. I must be in a neutral zone, thank God. Like I said, I’m lost, but judging by t...he dialect I think I’m just south of Tunisia. I keep heading East, hopefully someday I’ll reach Egypt. The language is either French or Arabic, and I’ve picked up on a lot of both. It’s impossible not to when you spend time in the beautiful, small villages scattered throughout the valleys and along the coast. Sometimes I wish I weren’t passing through. “That’s true,” Simone chuckled.“But my Mage runs into problems with our Council if she puts me in charge of things,” I added.“Yes, despite the successes of your missions, there are some who cannot accept that a journeyman can lead,” Morgana nodded.“I think it’s my level of unprecedented success coupled with the fact that it reflects upon you, my Mage, that sets their teeth on edge,” I chuckled.“You may be right, John, but don’t ever say that to their faces,” Morgana laughed.“Diplomatic is my. He leaned forward and gently kissed her. Taking his time, no rushing, no hasty movements, not now. Lori’s tender hand came up to rest on the side of his cheek as her fingers gripped his shirt and held onto him, letting him lead her, draw her further into him. She responded to the kiss with a small whimper as he moved the kiss from a hello to one of heat and pure need. Still moving incredibly slow he gently reached down and easily picked her up taking her to the couch. Sitting down with her in. By early afternoon we reached a creek and we decided to make this our base camp. We put the tent up and again it fell upon me to prepare the ground inside and by the stow.The inside of the tent was easy to prepare the outside took a little longer as mom said that we had to make a fireplace for a fire to keep us warm and stones wasnt that easy to find so I had to wander off a bit to collect them. I came upon a shallow bank of the creek which just invited for a bath.I remembered the location so I.