If the two men didn’t know better, they might expect a family to just jump into the room, light the fire and sit before it to keep out the cold.The ...rancid smell of old, diseased, decaying meat that managed to permeate their doubly-thick cloth masks laid the lie to that thought.Kalem looked over at Gerosh, his eyes tearing though it was impossible to tell whether the tears were from the pungent odor of death or remorse at what he might find in the next room. He jerked his head to the doorway,. So, he got up, and treaded back out to her.“What’re you doing?”“I have to thank you somehow! I was dead for sure.”“Thank me? I ... was just...”“Come on, you helped a total stranger, and a human at that!” Energy flooded him, and his smile grew until he could feel his cheeks cramp. “I have to do something for the mermaid who saved my life.”She smiled, and brought a hand up to her lips to cover her mouth when she giggled. Her voice was as light as air, and her skin hid nothing when she. A government now taxes everybody and makes more money but the businessman will make far more money even if he pays more tax."Crescentius asked, "What does Rome or Constantinople need with more money. They simply have another circus." You are absolutely correct. You need good government. If the Senate is elected by the common man they are accountable for how the money is spent. If the Senator is corrupt or inept then four years later the voters will elect another to take his place." That was. We sat in a park which is right next to the main road which was near her house and we kept on talking while sitting in the park and I was giving her compliments, I will say she was pretty and sexy at the same time so I asked if I could give her a hug and she said yes.The warmth and nice feeling just holding her was amazing. I gave her a slight squeeze nothing to painful just enough to feel her rather than just her skin.Which she enjoyed, we were talking for about and hour which I didn't mind.