But with Aedan and Alistair both away, Faren having his problems, Conrad in Denerim, and none of the other Wardens having anything resembling command ...experience, we didn’t have many other choices. It highlighted an aspect of Warden training we’d been lax on, and Alistair swore to start working on it as soon as we returned. We needed leaders, if we were to be splitting the Wardens between multiple locations – Ostagar, Orzammar, and Denerim, at the least.The trip was expected to take a week each. I put on my positive tone. “Hey, k*d, your mum has hada really bad time since she’s been on her own. It’sbeen really hard for her. Isn’t it wonderful for her tohave something happen to her that she really enjoys.And I think she would enjoy it even more if she knewyou were sharing in what she’s doing.” Lauren’s mindwas clearly racing, but she relaxed slightly, she didbegin to watch. She even begun to enjoy her mother’senjoyment.Actually it was a rather strange car journey for thenext. My cock and balls were hanging freely.The feelings that had started to grow in me in the months before Abby had left were suddenly reignited as I felt her thigh warm against mine under the table."Well, hurry up, we don't have all night," granddad insisted. Abby blew with me, then pulled a smoking candle from the icing and popped the sticky end into her mouth. A second later I felt her free hand on my bare knee."Pass the cake to your grandma, she'll cut it," granddad ordered impatiently."Yes. There would be a grand meal tonight.I met with the Officers that day and it was decided to leave tomorrow, since we would soon be short of supplies. The men had found quite a bit of money and jewelry in the main house when they searched it, but it wasn't ours to spend – yet.Everyone was up early the next morning, Monday the 6th of August, to finish final preparations for moving out. All of the buffalo had been allowed to graze overnight and had been taken to the river this morning to soak in.