But they were better than nothing. Our weapon masters were busy making more of these shields.Our perimeter defense was designed to slow down the raid...ers, and funnel them toward the middle. The hope was then have the bombs, and grenades put a hurt on their charging forces. With back up help from all of our archer’s.I had the horsemen tribe take 25 of their hunters, and go up into the hills to attack the raiders from the West side. They carried some grenades with them. I hoped an attack from. I was soon asleep.I could not have been asleep for more than 30 minutes when I understood I was not alone in bed. Vera was next to me, and caressing me, and more, she was nude. I told her she must return to her own bed, as I would not take advantage of her situation, and if I did, she would despise me, and I myself afterwards.Her reply was that she had decided to terminate her virginity on this very day, and with me, or without me, she would do it. She asked me if I preferred she did this with. Ran east crossing the Mississippi just a short distance to a adult book store with a loosely managed arcade. Paid my fee and walked into the arcade, several guys milling around peeking into booths, I did the same, as usual the videos sucked, not the kind of arcade with changeable videos just one video per booth and a cold folding chair. Was standing in a booth and a guy sticks his head in and asks is there anything he could do. Well I was born to seek adventure, and responded I was. Shemustn't have anywhere else to turn." She must be very scared," Grace said, after a thoughtful silence."Phoebe, I mean."Marcia nodded."She'll need to feel connected to something...to someone." And I'm it?" Well, of course. You should take this in the best possible sense." How's that?" In a shipwreck, when it really counts, the deeper current still runsback to you. That may not seem like much, but, really, it's everything." I guess that's one way to look at it. Any port in a storm." Marcia.