He decided that he would soon need to replace the caskets that had been lost in the aftermath of his first battle with the authorities; his current sl...eeping arrangements were ... undignified.With something akin to guilt, Arthur examined his bond to Alicia which revealed that she, much like himself, was experiencing some pain and that she was desperately struggling to resist the primal emotions which were even now assailing her rational mind. Last night, his fledgling had not been strong enough. Then we'd start getting in a winter wood supply. Wanda and I took off to work on the fence, right after breakfast. We worked well together, and we finished by noon. I felt better about the cattle, now; knowing they weren't going to run off during bad weather.When we got back to the cabin, we unloaded the wagon, then started helping John and Tess with the furniture. I really only had one problem with Wanda helping me. Every time she smiled that shy little smile of hers, I wanted to grab her and. Something told him that the awareness was because of the flesh to flesh contact, and was being amplified because of the initial contact they had experienced the previous evening. It had been his first time to touch another human being, skin to skin, since the incident. Maybe the knowledge was his own reasoning, or maybe it was something he had picked up at the crash site that was feeding him information. Either way, the rush of emotions and experiences were almost enough to overwhelm him.Caleb. Later, though, and around one am, Anne says that she wants to play truth or dare. I am tired and want to sleep, but she and Nora convince me to play. ‘So, truth or dare?’ Nora asks me. Not wanting to move, I reply truth. ‘Do you masturbate?’ I am a little shocked, considering I have never talked about this with anyone, ever. I guess I hesitated, because she asks again. I reply with a whisper the confirmation. I am equally surprised when she tells me that she has never done it herself. I didn’t.