“Speak.” It was a plea and a demand, and his tone made her smile. No one talked to her like that. Everyone treated her like she was porcelain, as... if she needed extra care. Or a savior. That night she’d needed neither, and the man before her seemed to sense it. Hidden behind the mask in the cloak of night, she’d finally felt alive. Sunlight devoured the shadows as the earth awoke. A scratching at the gate made her look up. It was a little grey bird the size of her hand, its wrinkled feet. The messenger laughed and said he would be back with a patrol to arrest me for my attitude. I told him if he did I would leave his dead carcass to the buzzards and other wild animals.I called everyone together and informed them of what was going on and felt that the best solution to this problem was to confront the Colonel face to face. However, I was not going to meet him in his fort like an idiot. I suspected that if we captured or killed the patrol he sends to bring me to him it might force. We're just lucky that we met Steve and he's willing to take care of us. Maybe it isn't fair of us to expect Steve to shoulder that extra responsibility, but he seems to be willing and he's certainly able."I guess I just want everyone to know that I love Steve. It's like he's a brother, a father, a friend, and a special man in my life. I know he's with Gwen and nothing can ever change that and I wouldn't want to, but there's enough love in his heart for all of us. I respect him and hope that. I want you ... I want to be inside you... //"Excuse ME," Galina said--although, for some reason, she could not pull her hand away.//Aren't you wet for me? Don't you want me inside you... ?//Galina felt insulted at first, but then she realized that--yes--she could feel a tingle down between her legs. With her free hand, she reached down beneath her uniform skirt, touched her pussy through her panties, and realized that she was starting to get wet."Lyza... ?" Galina said, looking at her.