<div class="floatleft">(http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg142/ElectricBadger/angel1-1.jpg)   <br/><div align="center"><em><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;">Muriel - Unknown</span></span></em></div></div>Muriel stepped from shadow to shadow, vanishing from Lionna's room - now a cobwebbed wine cellar - through an aged wooden door to join Crane.  Her cheeks were flushed as she darted forward and wrapped her arms around the sparrow, burying her face in the tender, scented softness beneath her ear, nuzzling and daring a light, quick lick - hoping it wouldn't be noticed.  She moaned softly at the intensity, the aching pleasure of being so close and denying herself.<br/><br/>"Oh, father...." she murmured, calming slightly to breathe deeply, her arms wrapping around Julie-Anna's waist.  After the torture of Lionna's presence, the light that burned like electricity all over her skin, Julie-Anna was a sweet, cool velvet.  Muriel melted, shuddering against the woman in relief.