Before she knew it, she found herself sliding back in the water,adjusting her lily bum pad, and ghosting towards the otter. Approachingthe unaware bea...st she raised an arm and brought it splashing down throughthe water towards the brown form. In that moment she was reminded howmuch she had changed. Gone was the great strength and huge hand thatwould barely have been slowed by the water before it crashed into theotter, instantly killing it. Instead all that she accomplished was tocreate a splash. She couldn't remember the last time she had visited this place; she had always known about it, but never really had the chance to spend a few days here. As her father had said, her previous vacations had been at well-known resorts, the resulting crowd itself an aberration to the natural beauty that was hidden from everyone.There was a small clearing around the house, the harmless woods extending behind them for over five miles before bordering a quiet little town where Lodge had a resort lodge. When around you, it seemed there were no wars, no acts of hate.Because of you, I thought that, even though the world was terrible, tolive did I have renewed might.Several times you astounded me with your mind; it seemed a lot strongerthan mine, at any rate.I long for the sound of your laughter.It is so musical and full of love.When I hear your beautiful voice and see your vibrant face nothing elseseems to matter.To me, you remind me of a pure white peace dove.Sometimes I mournAnd no one sees. The senior looking man turned to Kylie and motioned her to stand. She didn’t know who he was but she knew instinctively that she shouldn’t disobey this man. He put his fingers under her chin and tilted her face upwards staring into her eyes and then turning her face on each side in minute examination.“Pretty enough Dan,” he agreed, “what is your first thought Dr Bradshaw?”“I think Dan’s right Mr Cooper, I’ve only started my examination, but she seems to be basically healthy. Her bone structure.