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2022-03-23 01:35:55The guys are all excited to show me, as the queen, that they can handle this assignment. They each take the weapons that they are most comfortable with, and I put the reast back in my car, making sure that I have a few choice options within reach while I am driving.
After everyone eats we still have a few hours of driving to do tonight. We say our goodbyes to the guards and head out, I feel eyes on me, like someone does not approve of me backing out of the guard. I try not to let it bother me, since I know that they will understand once they realize why I needed to back out.
We spent the night in a camp ground, we are all feeling a heady mixture of anxiety and excitment. We just want to get to the keep, so we can relax a little. This move is leaving us all out in the open, we are all in survival mode, and it is starting to wear us out.
I am in and out of sleep all night, unable to get a restfull nights sleep. I have odd dreams full of very r
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I wake up just as the sun is comming up, the world is bright and I wish I could roll over and fall right back to sleep, but I know that I won't be able to. Instead I look over at Ansel, watching sleep. I trace my fingers around his face, his nose, eyes, lips, I commit every detail to memory. He is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. I give him a light pack on the lips and slip out from under the sleeping bag, slowly unzipping the tent, I don't want to wake Ansel, but I needs me some coffee. I zip the tent back just enough to keep the door closed, then I walk over to the closest fire pit. We have a couple dozen fire pits set up for cooking, and heat. I grab the first percolator I see, I fill it with water, placing the coffee grounds in the metal filter. I stoke up the fire, making sure there is enough hot coals to make the coffee. I wander around while I am waiting for the coffee, I see some of the children are already awake. They are trying to be q
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