)Four hours later she came back and exclaimed. “Rashid, Rashid, I have got the order, I have the order.”“Oh my god, Lakshmi, you are fantastic.�...��He could not hug or kiss her in front of the other staff so only shook hands with her. By now it was 5.30 pm and most of the staff were getting ready to leave. At seven when the last of them left Rashid picked her up in spite of his smallness and her size and took her to his room and planted a thousand kisses on her lips.“Enna panninaey(what did you. They were alone in a room and Alexis had just kissed her - really kissed her. And Shelby had kissed her back. Her hands were still buried in her friend’s hair. She managed to extract them slowly without pulling. But, she had no idea what to say. What had they been talking about?“I really have to go, but text me when you can,” said Alexis quietly. “Maybe I won’t be grounded all summer. It would be great if we could hang out in the Village together before we both leave for college.”By the time. Himo rose from her lotus position in a graceful motion without using her hands. She always moved fluidly, even for an elf. “General Grodan, hero of the battle of Raven Rock,” Himo said formally, nodding towards him.He grunted non-committedly as Marlark’s lute quieted. “Listen up, I don’t have time to repeat myself,” the older man said. “The horde has split up. Some are coming down this road. The majority of them; most of our forces, will stay here and defend the city. These bastards are slow,. His followers seldom fooled around with body armor because it slowed them down too much and was marginally effective against the spalling effect of exploding mortars or light artillery.He instructed his Captains to spread the group out in a sort of horseshoe encampment that would entrap any forces that managed to penetrate into the center. They had used it many times and it was useful in displacing to an alternate position by leapfrogging along either axis. Too many of the Looter units had been.