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coming down from the wall just then, too.
    “How’s it lookin’ out there?” Alex asked the pair, trying to remain steady. Judging by the state of their eyes, they had been crying.
    “It’s dying down a bit. And I'm sure the rain will help stop it altogether,” Hannah said, pausing and then hugging Selina. “Thanks for listening,” she added, speaking directly to her. Alex shuffled away, back toward the gate and stared outside, seeing much blackness and ash where not long ago there were structures and bodies. The only things that might remain in the wreckage were things forged from the fires themselves. There was no movement still from what he could see, but the clouds overhead blocked out the sun, which was already nestled behind the western clouds. He could see the slightest hint of the sun behind the gray above him. They would simply have to wait it out until morning to see what remained after the blaze died out.
    Alex watched Hannah, in scrubs of blue, as she disappeared into the mouth of the castle. He turned to stare back at Selina who plopped onto the ground, ignoring the increasing precipitation as she lay back, spreading her arms, seeming to enjoy the rain.
    “How was that?”
    “It was nice,” she said, stretching and flinching as the rain hit her face. “And sad. She told me about Tom and how he got sick. She still sleeps in his bed where he died because it still has his scent,” she said, staring up at him as he stood over her. He lowered himself onto her and kissed her deeply.
    “Isn’t that a little…morbid?”
    “I dunno. I mean it’s not covered in blood or anything,” she said with a shrug.”
    “You’re a good woman,” he mentioned in a complimentary way.
    “I'm a great woman!” she corrected, smacking him in the head. Right after that, her eyes widened in shock and she winced, knowing from Alex’s grimace of pain that it wasn’t the smartest way to tease him about his poor choice of words.
    ”Are you trying to hurt me, woman?” he said in his best sarcastically flippant tone.
    “I'm so sorry, Alex!” she said, hugging him tightly. The rain began to come down more steadily, but the two ignored it, kissing and generally basking in the downpour as they fell to the moist grass. It wasn’t before another few moments had passed when Alex noticed Shadow standing before them, his pitch-black fur soaked through and through from the deluge.
    “Sorry, buddy! Let’s get you inside,” he said, rolling off Selina and yanking her off the ground. They ran toward the entrance of the chapel and threw open the door as Shadow trotted inside. He quickly found a spot next to their clutter of crumpled blankets, before lying down. Alex found a can of tuna in his pack, opened it for him and placed it on the ground before the wolf.
    As he ate the contents, Alex turned back to Selina and pulled her down on top of him.
    “Think we’ll survive this?” Selina said, breaking Alex’s amorous mood.
    “I plan on doing just that. Yes,” he said, staring into her eyes and running a hand through her dark, wet locks. “Such fine hair.”
    “Just like my pop’s,” she said, rolling away from him and staring at the ceiling.
    “Wanna talk about it?”
    “Maybe later. Right now, I’m gonna ride you like I’m a cowgirl.”
    She tossed away her shirt playfully; revealing her firmly shaped breasts and stomach. Her skin was warm, giving him a comforting feeling, the shade reminding him of cocoa as she dropped the rest of her clothing to the floor and sat on top of him. “That is, if my poor baby can take it, with his boo-boo head!”
    She ran a hand through Alex’s shaggy mane of hair and looked at him sympathetically. “Well, can you?”
    “Oh, I can take it!” he said, grabbing her by the back of the head and pulling her in for a quick series of deep kissed before releasing her. “Question is: can you take it?”
    She grabbed his stiffening erection and worked it full quickly, holding his stare