"Stay here and dont get dressed until we have left the pub" I tell him as we leave, I remove the 'Private Party' sign from the door, telling the group... of lads gathered outside that the pool room is back open for business. We step out the pub and say goodbye to Hugo and Dave before stepping into our waiting taxi, making sure Tasha is sat in the front passenger seat.I give the taxi driver the address and tell him to switch off the meter, the cost would normally be £25, but I make the driver an. ”“Once finished, I was presented to Malicas, Tinia and Thesan’s firstborn. My brother, Chimera, the man/dragon’s armor, was also crafted by Iapetus, and presented to her next born son. And my sisters, Cassia and Amerina, the twin rings of Knowledge and Understanding, were presented to her twin sons.”“So, that’s how the rings and sword are connected,” I realized“Each of the Nine Great Gods of the Novensiles possessed a particular kind of power or ‘bolt’. But the Titan God Iapetus was able to. They have travelled far and found this Mountain Valley where we now stay. The spirits have rewarded them for their endeavours as they have rewarded us. The spirits that they have brought with them have commingled with ours and with those of the Mountain Valley. It would be foolish to disrupt this harmony."Grey Wolf frowned as he tried to make sense of Ptarmigan's words, but as one of the Chief's most loyal huntsmen he couldn't quarrel with the Chief's wife. He gripped his flint-tipped spear.. I could stay like this forever. Automatically, my arms lift themselves from my sides, to rest a while out from my sides, before continuing, to join, clasped high above my head. The clapping starts up again, and I soak it up, proud but also humbled. No other detail can enter my brain. I am unaware of individuals, Jo, the room, the furnishings, anything other than my sense of satisfaction, sexual pleasure, sheer joy. Jo is now by my side, holding out her hand. I reach down to take it, and allow.