<blockquote><div><cite>Eferhilda wrote:</cite>Sara accepted the way he talked of his past, kind of the same way she talked about her rape and abuse at the hands of men whom she though she could trust with her life. It was something that was in the past that she had survived just like the fall and how she survived that. Thinking for a moment she realized that they should have done a bit more trading, "I hope we find another trade post between here and those mountains. We are going to be needing some climbing gear and clothing and possible supplies to last for an extended period of time in an environment where there might not even be a sickly deer or two to hunt down for food." she stated as she thought a bit more, then got a teasing smile on her lips. "Though I'm sure there is one way we could help fight off the cold on those nights." she gave him a wink and a knowing smile before looking forward along the empty dirt road they were traveling, hoping that this city did indeed exist because it was their last real hope at maybe having a normal life with one another; or as normal as one could get in this world.</div></blockquote>