"Talk?" Rediya said though she was well aware what Jake was insinuating.Rediya returned to the computer building. Just before Jake's scheduled arrival... Tes pushed her chair in turned to Rediya and told her that she was leaving for the day. Shortly after she walked out the door Jake walked in."Hi Redi," He greeted her.Without exchanging wasteful pleasantries, Rediya went straight to the subject on her mind. "Jake what do you think of Marie's idea?" Well Redi I need to make you understand, I. Would you go skinny dipping with him? Helpfully, her mind provided a vivid image of the two of them diving into the stream, and then another of them standing under the waterfall to cool off from the summer heat – totally nude.What’s the matter with you? she scolded herself again. He’s a prisoner serving a life sentence in an environment that’s certainly not conducive to a long life. And that’s an understatement.As she stood there, she saw a giant bird of some kind effortlessly sailing high. White Buck even had me spend some time practicing with my pistol—that was how concerned he was. He even had Spring Flower and Honey Bee promise not to leave the village unless both Squirrel and I went with them. Furthermore, they were always to travel together. That way, they always had a “trained warrior” (White Buck’s words) to guard them. As you can see, he was really concerned about the prospect of attacks, especially from the Comanches.Our first trip on a long range scouting expedition was. Sometimes her eternal optimism drove her bananas with her narrow view of the world around her.Mike was a salesman and he traveled for his company to several different states gathering orders for the factory located down by the river in their town. Their older brother had the same job but he got sent overseas on a military assignment and never made it home from his second tour of duty. They had a little shrine for him at home and sometimes when she passed it she shed a tear for his happy smile.