" I will manage, My Lord. I can ride." Good, let's find your hosts and thank them."Elizabeth found us again before I even had a chance to look for her.... She gave Megan a warm hug and told us to come and visit any time, for we would always be welcome at Water Wind. Richard met us outside and repeated his wife's invitation. We both thanked him while I helped Lady Megan mount. When I went to mount myself, Richard went over to Megan and offered her one more piece of advice. He was quiet; I couldn't. “Yes.” “Filthy?” “Yes.” “So clean yourself.” She looks back at me expectantly, hesitates, and then starts to close the door. “Did I say you could do that?” “No.” She seems to perk up a little bit, and slides the shower door back to its fully open position, and turns to the side letting the water fall to her head and soak her long brunette hair. She closes her eyes and looks like an actress in a shampoo commercial. I’d say she was acting, but it just looks natural on her. As she’s not. Instead she pulled in next to her mother again as they headed for the doors that would lead them to this little baby born a few months before its time.As they approached those doors two nurses came out and ushered them all in very quietly to a softly lit room. It took a moment for everyone’s eyes to adjust to this low light set to cause as little discomfort to the baby’s still developing eyes and neural systems. The naked group were then led over to a large perspex box at the far end of the. He screamed and fell. "Do you want more?" I asked him. He shook his head.I asked in a loud voice, "Are there any more?"There were none.Kimi came running up to me. She was squalling. "Oh, my beautiful husband, you are hurt. Come and let me clean you, and bandage your wounds."Esdom was a dirty fighting son of a bitch. He had not only bitten a piece out of me, but had ripped my right ear lobe loose from my head. That doesn't count the scratches and bruises. No one really ever wins in a fight; they.