If they attacked me, I had given orders for the army to disperse.”“Hmm. I wonder if those orders would’ve been followed?”Esmerelda scowled, an...d stepped up to me. Her boots squelched in the spilled cum, and she crouched to my level. “It’s one day until Bentius,” she whispered, “and I still don’t know if you’re going to kill me.”I raised my brows. “Wouldn’t I have done that already?”“It would be much more convenient for me to die on the battlefield.”I peeled a strand of stiff hair from my. She got a small rucksack and packed the things she knew she would need for such a long journey. She gathered a set of pants from her brother’s clothes, her undergarments, a compass, and the ring she was given at birth. It was a small topaz ring embellished with four miniscule diamonds at each corner, she brought it with her everywhere she went. On the inside of the ring was engraved her family crest, and initials. About two hours passed and Ariana decided it was time to try to sneak out. She. "Julie sighed, looked up at me and grinned, "Anyway, show us your snake?"The three grown girls started giggling, then chanting, "Show us your snake. Show us you snake." That 's it, I gotta get some clothes on."With that said, I stood. My well lengthened "snake" flopped around to my thigh. Juanita, still staring, took a quick loud breath and covered her mouth. Bonita, still on Julie lap, stared with big eyes. Maria was staring as well and gasped."Oh my, Mother Mary, it is a big snake."I exited. . why?" She bent low over him and cried, kissinghis cheek. Slowly she stood, also dragging him from theporch and across the muddied yard where he lay next to hisdead lover. During this time, I stole away toward my car...crouching down behind it.She bent down and picked up a long shovel, silently crying,she began to dig under the wide spreading branches of thegreat tree. Before my astonished eyes, they each faded fromview, vaporizing into the early morning mist that wasfloating just above the.