IwentbacktomyroomandletGwynethbetiedthere,tryingtokeepmyheartoutofGwyneth,eventhoughIaskedhertousesexytoneandsexyeyes.
Gwentwasn'ttheonlyonewhoneededpatience,andIneededpatiencetoo,otherwiseGwentwouldn'thaverecovered.
Itwasnotuntilthenextnightthattheboundmanhadimprovedandwascalledcompletelygone,soIloosenedthelocksonmywristsandfeet,withonlyaslightwearyposture.SoIgaveGwintginabalancepillagainasGenesissuggested.
"IthinkI'mgoingtodie.Yougayalienhurtmeandhurtmywaist."Hestartedcomplaining,complainingaboutmeandlisteningtoGwintalkaboutPhillia.
"Youtoo,youknowIdiditbecauseofthemedicine,insteadofdoingitgentlywithmyhands,withloosewaistandbackpain,areyoutakingadvantageofyouropportunitytodoit?"
Ithitmeontheshoulderagain.
Iglancedatthewrinkledfaceandtherewasnoargument.HowcanIargue?It'snotthatImissedmychance,it'strue,butit'sallforGwent.Iwanttoargue,butforgetit.Gwentkeptcomplaining.That'sgood.
"Sorry,Iwillbemoregentlenexttime."