She grabbed me, tried to shove me away, but I held tight with my right arm as the left sought for, found, and pulled away her flag.She grabbed me, tried to shove me away, but I held tight with my right arm as the left sought for, found, and pulled away her flag. She shoved, and I released her, falling backwards, the flag in hand; she went running, and I finally got a good look at her face. "Hi, Tarrete." I whistled, and she stopped, turned, looked, saw the flag. She threw her arms out in frustration and walked back towards me. "Gotcha," I said as she walked back. "How did you find me?" she said. "I've been behind you all the time." "But, I lost you last night. There's no way..." "Slept in a cave, Tarr." She growled. "I should have thought of that." "Hey, I almost lost you. But the last few hours were pretty easy. Makes up for that terrible day you gave me over Piter Pass." She smiled. "I bet you just hated that." "It was cold, rocky, and annoying." "Ah, you skins are all alike." "And you furries can be annoying," I said, still smiling. "But that's okay. At least I got you. Least I can do. You released twelve people!" "Good. By the time we get to your camp they'll be back at mine, preparing to wreak havoc. By the way, we know where your flag is." "So what? We know where yours is, too. The tough part is getting it. You know Irene stocked this game so that there's not enough people to both guard the flags and make offensives." She frowned. "It's going to rain." "I know. It helped me get closer; the cloud cover blocks light from the other sectors, making it much darker. |