Vivere militare est
So not once having closed eyes during the night, in the morning they lay in the arms of one another completely devastated.
Aletheia light, almost intangible movements of the fingers of the carrier by Tanais’s face, and her lips wandered blissful smile.
- So, what we are doing at night, and is called love? Then I regret every hour lived without love ... - she whispered in his ear Tanais, which is sweet squinting because strands of hair tickled her lips. - We are now quite grown, huh?
- Adults do not happen ... - grinned Tanais.
- Do not laugh at me ... I feel awful adult ... and you ..?
- I feel terrible old ...
- Why ?! - Amazed Aletheia.
- Because it's not happened to me before ...
- Well, in that case, to recognize where you been eighteen years ?! - As if detecting in Tanais in the treacherous betrayal, mock indignantly exclaimed Aletheia.
- Now it seems to me that all this time I was looking for you ...
- What heady bull ...
The sun had long since past noon when Tanais saddled horses, and the girls went on their way.
A few hours later, the distance seemed high walls, and Tanais companion smiled encouragingly.
- A little more - and we will find dinner, shelter and wine.
Immersed in the sweet dreams, they do no longer anything to see, hear and understand, and saw the danger, it was too late.
From the thick bushes jumped out onto the road, three thugs, and before Tanais even blink an eye as her sword with the sash is in the hands of one of the robbers.
- What beauty! - With mocking admiration he exclaimed. - Well, amuse us today!
These words were the last in his life. Pryanuv saddle, Tanais jump kicked him with his boot in the chin overgrown, and with a broken neck bandit went into a roadside ditch. Catching the hand of the second robber, who swung her sword, Tanais punched him in the ribs with his elbow and removing the brush, made him describe a semicircle with his heels in the air, after which the gunman has burst onto the ground face and finally fell silent.
Tanais turned, looking for the last robber eyes, and Priest of place. With one hand clutching Aletheia's waist and the other having put a knife to her throat, the robber backed into the bushes, watching with Tanais death frightened look.
- Sunsya alone, and I'll cut her throat! I swear!
Threw himself, Tanais fell into the dust of the road and began to roll on the ground, like a mortally wounded animal, but in the next moment felt a slight touch of the hand on his shoulder.
Jumping to her feet, she saw in front of him Aletheia. Her captor, lifeless arms outstretched to the sides lying in the grass, and his side was sticking ornate jeweled dagger.
Tanais embraced lover's shoulders and kissed her tenderly.
- Today you have a second time gave me life.
- Night or day? - Slyly grinned Aletheia.
- Happy. At night you gave me immortality ... - seriously replied Tanais.