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The fire had burned down to a warm, steady glow, and the whole camp had settled into that easy quiet that only comes after a good meal and a long, exhausting week. We were all gathered close, sharing a drink and talking lightly about nothing in particular. I was perched on a fallen log, and Velmeia sat on the ground in front of me, leaning back against my legs. Her elbow rested lightly on my thigh - a small touch that wouldn’t have been possible before. The gentle comfort of it relaxed every muscle in my body. My fingers ran absentmindedly through Vel’s blue curls, gently untangling and twisting strands around my fingers.
It had been just over a week since we’d left the Last Light Inn after Dammon fixed my engine, and so much had happened in that time - freeing the Nightsong, Moonrise Towers, Ketheric Thorm. None of us had had a moment to breathe, let alone think.
Setting up camp on the road to Baldur’s Gate had been the first real pause we’d had. We spent last night and most of the morning asleep, and the rest of the day drifting between light tasks - reading, cooking, washing, swimming. The whole camp felt lighter for it. I even saw Lae’zel laugh with Shadowheart, a moment none of us thought we’d ever witness.
But now night had fallen, and Vel’s attention seemed to have shifted. I felt it before I saw it. The subtle change in how she leaned against me, the way her fingers brushed my knee as if checking whether I was paying attention. When I glanced down, she was already looking up at me, her expression soft but intent. It wasn’t a demanding look, or even a particularly bold one. Just… focused. Present. And very effective.
We hadn’t exactly been able to take full advantage of my now controlled engine. We’d shared brief touches, hugs, and the odd kiss when we could steal the time. But nothing more since that first night.
The night I’d barely stopped thinking about.
And now here we were, rested, safe, and together. I looked into Vel’s eyes, the bright, striking blue of them seeming to glow against the black of her sclera. I lowered my head and planted a light kiss on her lips, eliciting a contented sigh from Vel. I pulled back and Vel’s head rested on my lap, a gentle smile playing on her lips.
“Please, you two will make me hurl,” Astarion mocked. “If you insist on kissing in front of us, at least give it a bit of passion. I can’t stand all that gentle lovey‑dovey crap.”
I rolled my eyes, chuckling at Astarion’s mock revulsion. But I didn’t look away from Vel.
“Fancy a stroll, love?” Vel asked softly. Her expression made it very clear she had more planned than just a nighttime walk along the riverbank.
“Definitely,” I said, giving Vel one more gentle peck before standing and helping her up.
We’d barely taken two steps when Astarion hopped to his feet with a flourish.
“Well, if you’re going for a stroll, I suppose I could join you,” he announced, already brushing imaginary dust off his sleeves. “The night is young, the moon is lovely, and I do enjoy watching people be-”
Wyll reached out and caught him by the sleeve with practiced ease.
“No,” he said simply.
Astarion blinked at him. “No?”
“No,” Wyll repeated, smiling in that polite, infuriatingly knowing way. “Let them have their walk.”
Astarion scoffed. “Oh, please. We all know what kind of ‘walk’ this is.”
I looked back at him with a grin. “You’re right. And trust me -you couldn’t handle the ‘walk’ we’ve got planned.”
Astarion’s mouth fell open in delighted outrage. “I absolutely could!”
Shadowheart snorted. “You absolutely couldn’t.”
“Darlings, none of you know what you’re missing!” Astarion insisted, but his teasing faded and he sat back down, refilling his cup with a little more wine.
Vel squeezed my hand, her cheeks warming with amusement.
Wyll raised his mug in a small toast. “Enjoy yourselves,” he said, tone gentle but unmistakably suggestive. “We’ll keep the fire going.”
Vel tugged lightly at my hand, her eyes bright. “Come on,” she murmured.
I laughed under my breath, letting her lead me away from the fire and into the quiet dark beyond the camp. The night air was cool as we stepped away from the fire, the sounds of camp fading behind us until all that remained was the quiet hum of insects and the soft flow of the river. Vel didn’t let go of my hand. If anything, she held it tighter, swinging it gently between us as we walked.
Away from the others, Vel’s hand in mine, I could feel a tension growing between us. A delightful, tension that pooled between my legs as the anticipation grew. But with it came nerves. We were still new to each other, and last time I’d had a flashback when she touched the scar on my waist. What if it happened again? What if a new touch triggered it this time?
As the fears began to form in my mind my body started to tense just a little. A subtle tightening of my muscles. But Vel noticed anyway, squeezing my hand as she drew my attention to her.
“Hey, what are you thinking?” She asked softly. She pulled my to a stop, turning to face me, her expression kind, with a touch of concern.
“I, uh, just got worried suddenly, sorry. I just started thinking about last time, when I panicked.” The words came out a little faster than I’d intended, making me stumble on the last words.
“That makes sense, I’ve thought about that too. I remember where you don't want me to touch and I promise I never will unless you ask me to.” Vel took both of my hands in her’s, her thumbs moving in soft circles over my skin. “And there's still no pressure; we really can just go for a walk if you’d prefer. I want you Karlach, not just your body.”
A surge of affection for this beautiful woman surged in my chest at her words. Pushing away the nerves and thoughts that had started to bubble up from somewhere deep and dark. My body had been someone else's for a decade; just a vessel of Zariel's will. Vel always made sure to remind me that was no longer the case. Always knew to reassure me in the way I needed, even if I didn’t know what I needed myself.
She leant her face into mine just a touch, her eyes flicking to my lips for a moment. I closed the gap and drew her in to a warm, soothing kiss. There was no pressure behind it, no desire. It was just comforting, reassuring. I hummed as I broke the kiss and let my forehead rest against hers for a moment, leaning against each other and feeling the others warmth.
“Thank you.” I said sincerely. “But I think I still want to do more than walk, if it’s okay with you?”
Vel pulled back and let out a laugh, a bright, happy chuckle that lit up her face. “Oh trust me, I definitely want to.” She bit her bottom lip with that, her gaze turning teasing. Then she started walking backwards, slow deliberate steps as she dropped one of my hands and tugged me along with her. I followed, any lingering fear completely disappearing, morphing instead into a hot, bright desire.
After a few feet, the riverbank widened a little, creating a small grassy clearing lined with trees. It was perfect. The moonlight and the glowing embers of my engine creating a low romantic lighting. The stars glinted brightly off the flowing water, making white, glittering lines on its surface.
I barely noticed any of it; Its beauty paling in comparison to this gorgeous woman in front of me. She dropped my hand as she started slowly unbuttoning her shirt. “Fancy a dip?” Vel asked, kicking off her shoes as she spoke, her shirt falling off her shoulders to reveal her bare chest. Her nipples hardened as the cool evening breeze tickled over them.
“Well, I'm not sure I really need help getting wet, but if you do that’s fine.” I waggled my eyebrows at her, grinning. Vel was so easy to tease, so easy to make her blush, it was quickly becoming one of my favourite things about her.
“Oi, piss off! I need no help in that department, thank you!” She threw her trousers at me as she scolded me. But her voice was light, a slight giggle escaping as her blush deepened.
I laughed with her as I started to remove my clothes as well. Vel pulled off her underwear, standing before me for a moment, allowing me to admire her.
My eyes trailed the length of her body, drinking her in, my eyes lingering on her breasts, her stomach, between her legs.
Vel’s beauty never failed to catch me off guard. Her skin was a soft, medium blue that reminded me of the sky at twilight. The ridges along her collarbones and hips deepened into a darker shade, subtle but striking, as if someone had traced her shape with shadows. Her hair fell in loose curls past her shoulders, dark blue that was almost black until the light caught it, like a raven's wing caught in the sunlight. And her horns - gods, her horns were stunning. They spiralled straight up from her temples, black at the base and fading into a deep indigo at the tips, like the night sky climbing toward dawn.
“You know it’s rude to stare love?” Vel teased as I continued to follow the curves of her body with my eyes.
I pulled my eyes up to meet hers. “You make it very hard not to soldier, looking like that. What's a girl to do?”
“Well, the least you could do is let me stare back.” She gestured to my still half-dressed form; my actions halted with her body as a distraction.
I grinned widely as I removed the rest of my clothes, straightening as I stood bare in front of her. A brief sliver of self-consciousness fluttered beneath my chest. My own body was hard and full of scars. A decade of torment leaving it calloused, rough and broken. A complete contrast to her soft, perfect curves.
But then I saw the look in Vel’s eyes, and the insecurity dissolved instantly. Her expression one of awe-like appreciation as her gaze moved slowly along my body, memorising it. Seeing her, naked, and beautiful, with that expression in her eyes, sent another bright spark of desire and want between my legs.
I held out my hand as her eyes met mine again, our fingers lacing as we stepped in to the river. The water was cool, but not cold, the heat of the sun had warmed it during the day and some of that heat remained even now. We waded into the lazily flowing water until it was up to our waists.
I let go of her hand and dipped my body down, fully submerging myself in the soothing water, allowing it to flow over me. I felt more than saw Vel do the same, both of us enjoying the gentle caress of the river over our skin.
I pulled Vel towards me as we stood, her skin and hair glinting with the moonlight. I embraced her, pulling her into a deep kiss, more demanding now than the kiss on the bank. She returned the kiss with fervour, her arms wrapping around my waist. Her tongue trailed along my bottom lip, tracing the shape of them and making me sigh against her mouth. Our tails found each other's, intertwining beneath the water, as our bodies drew closer together.
My hands traced along her shoulder blades, one hand moving up to the base of her neck, pulling her head in closer as I kissed her harder. I tightened my fingers in her hair, pulling gently at the strands as I held her to me. Vel let out a soft moan, a sound so hot it burned through me at alarming speed. And it stirred a memory. A memory of that night just a week before and an idea formed in my mind.
I pulled her head back with her hair as I broke the kiss, our bodies pressed together and our faces a mere inch apart. Both of us were panting now, her hot fast breaths mingling with mine. I smiled teasingly as the idea took root, excitement pooling in my stomach.
Vel’s gaze was questioning, confused. “You okay?” She asked breathlessly, “did I do something?”
“Oh, you most certainly did something,” I said in reply, Vel’s expression turning worried for a moment. “That sound you just made. That moan...it reminded me of something. That same sound escaped after I took control last week.”
Vel’s eyes widened in realisation, and another deep blush bloomed on her cheeks, her breath hitching slightly.
“Do you like it when I’m in charge darling?" I asked, my smile fading to something more wanting. The years in the Hell’s had stripped me of my control for so long, I had almost forgotten what I had been like before. Almost.
Vel nodded her head slowly, her eyes never leaving mine.
“Ask me.” I whispered. “Ask me for what you want.” I tightened my fingers in her hair, just briefly.
Vel let out a slight gasp. “Will you take control, mistress?” she breathed, voice barely audible. But I heard it, and hearing that word come out of her mouth, mistress, stirred up feelings I’d long forgotten.
My demeanour shifted in an instant. A calm, quiet confidence filling me, making me stand taller, and stronger. Having another woman submit to me in this way, to trust me this completely, was more than just a turn on. It filled me with a sense of empowerment, autonomy and safety. Feelings that I’d thought lost forever.
I pulled her back into a kiss, our lips clashing together with fierce desire. Our tongues danced together as our passion grew; each of us trying to press our bodies together until no space existed between us. My arms curled up and around her back, pulling her into me, just barely remembering to hold back my full strength to stop from hurting her. Vel’s arms wrapped around my waist, pulling me to her with everything she had, so close it was getting a little hard to breathe. Neither of us cared. All our thoughts consumed by our desperate, aching need to hold each other, touch each other.
My whole body was on fire, my engine burning a bright pulsing blue. Every nerve was alight for her. Electricity sparking at every place our skin was touching. And a lot of our skin was touching. But it still wasn’t enough. I needed to explore her, taste every inch of her. My hands pulled down her back, my nails dragging just a little on the way until my hands reached her ass. I took it in my hands, squeezing as I pulled her hips in towards me. She gasped against me, the sound swallowed by my lips.
I pulled back, wrenching our lips apart with an audible slap. Both of us sucked in air in frantic, panting gasps. I looked into Vel’s eyes, they were slightly glazed and glassy with desire.
“Fuck Vel your gorgeous. I want you so badly.” I panted in a low, rasping voice.
“Karlach, I- huuuh!” Vel started, but I silenced her by squeezing my hands, my nails digging in just a little, pulling a gasp from her throat.
“That's not my name right now, darling.” I whispered, my lips brushing against her ear as I spoke. “What did you call me earlier?”
“Mistress,” Vel breathed.
“Good girl.” I crooned, planting light kisses along her neck, sucking gently as I did. “When you want to speak, you can use that name. If you forget, I might just have to punish you. Understand?” I bared my teeth a little as I spoke the last word, making Vel groan and twist her neck to give me better access.
“Yes.” She sighed, her eyes closed as she leaned into the gentle kissing and sucking. Then I bit again, a little harder this time.
Vels eyes shot open in surprise. “Yes, what?” I asked, an undercurrent of warning to the words.
“Yes, mistress, I understand.” Vel said quickly, eager to please.
“Good.” I purred, planting a final kiss on her neck before I pulled away, creating space between us. The cool water flowed to fill the space, lapping at each of us and making the absence of physical touch even more apparent. “Now, before we go any further, before I touch you again, I want you to pick a safe word.”
Vel’s eyes widened slightly with clear excitement and perhaps a little shock. “A safe word? Mistress? I need a safe word?”
“If you want me to fuck you.” I said, a mischievously wicked grin crossing my face. “We are still new to each other, and I might be inclined to...test your boundaries. I need you to tell me if I start to cross them.” My tone was playful and teasing, projecting confidence and control that was clearly having the desired effect in Vel, judging by the way her body shifted slightly as I spoke. But the words themselves - and the meaning behind them - were nothing but sincere. Vel had been so gentle with me, so patient and understanding. I would never risk pushing her further than she wanted to go. I needed her to know she was safe with me, that she could stop everything with a single word and I would listen the moment she said it.
Vel’s eyes drifted up for a moment as she thought. Then an amused expression crossed her face. “Wizbang.” She said, her eyes practically dancing with glee.
The word caught me off guard, especially coming from the lips of a woman who always presented herself so poised and controlled. I laughed; a sudden, violent belly laugh that brought tears to my eyes. Vel chuckled along with me.
“You... want your...safe word to be...wizbang?!” I asked between bouts of laughter. “My word for...fireworks?”
“Well, if I ever have to use it it’ll certainly lighten the mood” Vel explained, smiling brightly at my reaction.
“You’re not wrong there love.” I said as the laughter settled. “You never cease to amaze me, Velmeia.” I gently brushed a strand of her hair behind her ear. “Wizbang, it is.”
As I stared into her eyes, the amusement faded, the intense desire from moments before returning. I traced my fingers gently down from where they rested behind her ear, down her neck and shoulder, continuing until my fingers met her hand. Giving her a gentle tug, I led her out of the river and on to the grassy bank.
“Lay down darling.” I instructed, she obeyed, lowering herself down slowly until she reclined on her back, her eyes staying locked on mine. “Good.”
I started moving, taking slow deliberate steps as I circled Vel, drinking her in at every angle, memorising every curve, every ridge, every line of her body. Vel’s breathing picked up as I circled her, anticipation of the unknown making her body tremble. And judging by the slight shifting of her thighs, that anticipation was adding to her desire.
As I walked around her head and back down towards her feet, my tail came down to trace along the side of her body, starting at her shoulder, over the side of her chest and abdomen, and down her leg to her feet. “What a beautiful little toy you are. I can't wait to discover all your buttons.”
I sat down beside her, one leg folded out, the other pulled up so I could lean my elbow on my knee. I ended up right at her hip, turned slightly toward her, watching her face as she lay back in the grass, her gaze still on me. Now though, her eyes were not on my face. They were lower, much lower. With the way I had positioned myself, my legs spread, Vel had a clear view of my pussy.
“Like what you see?” I asked her as Vel continue to stare between my legs.
“Yes, mistress.” She breathed out, her eyes flicking from my face and back down to my body. “I want to touch you mistress, please?”
“You do?” I asked in mock surprise. “Hmmm. I'm not sure you've done enough to earn that type of reward yet.” I mused. My tail flicked along her thigh as I thought, drifting higher with each caress. “Perhaps if you're a good little toy, I might let you touch me.”
Vel let out a sigh as my tail ran along the apex of her thigh, along the side of her mound. Her legs spread a little in response, inviting me in.
“Eager little thing.” I said as I pulled my tail away. “But I’m not ready to touch you there yet, first, I want to see what else makes you moan.”
I shifted my body down and lowered my face to plant a kiss on her ankle. “And to do that, I'm going to have to explore... everywhere.”
Vel groaned at that, her body wriggling slightly in frustration. My own body was aching with desire. A deep primal need to grind my pussy against hers, hard and fast, until they were both screaming in pleasure. But I wanted to take my time, I wanted to bring this woman to the hight of pleasure and hold her there until she begged me to push her off the edge.
“Keep still, love. Or you might not like the punishment I have planned.” My mouth returned to her skin, kissing, nipping and sucking my way up her leg, taking my time, drawing out moans from Vel when my teeth bit harder and my tongue licked along her skin. I continue higher, up her thigh until I reached the delicate skin where her leg met her pussy. Her moans grew in volume as I kissed along the very top of her thigh.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Vel’s hand fisting in the grass, but beyond that she remained still, obedient. I lowered myself back down and repeated my exploration of her other leg, starting at her ankle as she groaned in frustration and anticipation. My tail found hers, and I twirled myself around it, entwining us as I kept tasting her skin.
Once I had explored both her legs, I straddled her, one knee on either side of her hip and I hovered myself above her, our eyes level. We were both panting again, Vel’s eyes desperate and wanting. I lent down and trailed kisses along her face, over her brows, along her nose and jaw. She let out a moan that turned into a whine as I nibbled at her ear lobes before moving down along her neck.
I kept going, my body hovering over hers as I kissed and nibbled my way across every single inch of her skin. Her shoulders, collarbones, down her sternum, and over her stomach. I kissed around her breasts, circling inward towards the sensitive, hardened peaks in the centre. I pulled a nipple into my mouth and sucked hard, my tongue swirling around her as I did. Vel cried out, a high whining sound that sent white hot desire down my spine. I felt Vels body twitch beneath me and I pulled back to look at her. Her skin was flushed and shiny with sweat, her eyes glazed and her mouth open as she panted hard.
“Did you just move?” I asked, my tone accusing with a hint of tease.
“No, mistress. I'm sorry, I-I didn’t mean to, I couldn’t control it...”
“shhhhh.” I said, putting my finger on her lips to silence the explanation falling out of her mouth. “I believe you. But I want to know why? Are you close already? Are you desperate for me?”
“Gods yes, Mistress. I’m so close.”
“Hmmmm. That’s too bad.” I sighed. “Too bad for you anyway.” A grin spreading across my face. “But oh, so fun for me. You're not allowed to cum, not until I say you can.”
Vels breath hitched at that, and she let out a frustrated groan. “Please, mistress, I -”
“Nah uh.” I said, “It’s too soon for you to beg, darling. You. Will. Not. Cum. Understand?”
“Yes, mistress.” Vel conceded with yet another groan.
“Good girl.” I said, before returning my mouth to Vels other breast, repeating the tightening circles of kisses towards her pebbled nipple. This time, when I reached the stiff, sensitive flesh I flicked it with my tongue before baring my teeth. Vel cried out again as the delightful mix of pain and pleasure shot through her body.
“You’ve been so good love. So obedient, so responsive, so loud.” I sucked her nipple into my mouth with each affirmation, alternating between each one. Vel moaned with each touch, her body trembling beneath mine, sweat beading on her flushed skin. My own desire had grown to an impossible level, I needed to feel her hands on me, needed her inside me. Every moan Vel produced sent a pulse of heat between my legs. But more than that, I wanted this amazing woman to fall apart around me.
“I think you’ve earned you reward darling.” I took her jaw in my hand and planted a hard, bruising kiss against her lips. “I’m going to let you move now, and I'm going to kiss you exactly where you want me to.” Vel’s body twitched at the words, her hips sifting a little. “But you still won't cum until I say.”
Vel nodded, clearly having difficulties forming words in her heightened state of lust. I moved myself backwards and pushed Vel’s thighs apart, revealing her swollen, dripping pussy. The sight and smell of her intense arousal was delightfully intoxicating.
I moved my head lower, brushing the lightest kiss on her needy lips. Vel’s hips pushed upwards, trying desperately to increase the pressure. I obliged, my tongue pushing between her lips, starting at her hole and trailing a long lick up the length of her slit, pausing as I reached her clit. I felt it pulse beneath my tongue as Vel let out a cry of pleasure. The sound she made coupled with the taste of her arousal summoned a moan from deep within me. It took all my control not to touch myself as I started circling my tongue on Vel’s clit. Her screams came loud and fast, her hips rolling faster beneath me.
I placed a finger at her entrance, pressing in slowly until the hole length of my finger was inside her. I felt her clench around my finger as I started pumping, slowly at first, just teasing. Vel’s hips bucked as she continued to moan and cry out. I added a second finger, stretching her hole and pumping harder and faster as my tongue kept circling her clit in tighter circles.
“Please...I can’t hold it...please...mistress.” The words fell from her mouth in piercing cry’s.
“Cum for me baby.” I sighed as I curled my fingers inside her.
Vel fell apart around me, her hips jerking erratically as her muscles tensed and spasms. A deep, primal, groaning scream premiating the air. I kept my movements up as she road through her climax, only slowing when the spasms slowed and the screams turned into panting breaths. I kept licking her, staying clear of her oversensitive clit, cleaning the juices as she came down.
“Holy shit.” Vel exclaimed in a breathy, disbelieving chuckle as her ability to speak returned.
I moved my body up, bringing my face level with hers, still on top of her. I planted a kiss on her lips, letting her taste herself on me. “You are so fucking hot when you come apart, darling. And you were such a good little toy for me.”
I pulled her upwards with a jerk, sitting her up so we were face to face. I grabbed her hair in my fist and pulled her lips to mine in a hard kiss as I put a knee on either side of one of her thighs. I sat on her thigh, my centre pressing against Vel’s leg. I groaned against her as I started grinding on her leg, my intense wetness spreading across her thigh. I broke the kiss, but I kept my hand in her hair, our foreheads pressed together.
“Can you feel how wet you made me.” My voice came out low and trembling between heavy breaths. By body was screaming for release, the pleasure building between my legs as each thrust of my hips pressed my clit into her skin. “Squeeze my breasts.” I demanded as I kept riding her.
She took my breasts in her hands, her palms pressing and rolling against my pebbled nipples, making me groan louder. “Yes, fuck Vel. Keep going, squeeze them harder.”
She did as she was told, her hands squeezing me harder, pressing into my nipples and sending delicious electricity through my body. I cried out as she started pinching and rolling my nipples, her pace increasing in time with my thrusts.
I shifted my weight slightly, pressing my knee into Vel’s pussy. She gasped at the sudden pressure, then moaned as she started grinding herself on me.
“Yes Vel, I want you to cum again, I want you to cum with me.”
“Yes mistress.” She said as she picked up speed, our bodies moving in tandem.
I could feel my climax building quickly, my muscles tensing and trembling with each thrust.
“Take my hips Vel.” I growled out, “I need you to guide me.”
Her hands grasped my hips, her arms pulling me in and pushing me out as she took control of the pace. Her fingers gripped harder, her thumbs pressing in to the sensitive spot where me legs met my hips.
“Yeeeesss,” I groaned out. “Don’t you fucking stop. I’m so close. Faster.”
Vel sped up, grinding me into her faster and harder. I was on the edge, I could feel my insides quicken as my body started to slip over the edge, my engine surging with bright blue flames as every muscle tensed and trembled.
“I’m gonna cum.” I panted. “Cum with me, Vel. I need you to cum.”
It took just one more thrust for my grip on the edge to fail. I came with an unrestrained cry, waves of such intense pleasure crashing again and again as I kept riding Vel. Her cried mixed with mine as I flet her body tense intime with mine, her centre pulsing against my knee as she came as I did.
The two of us collapsed on the ground. Lying on our side’s facing each other with our legs and tails tangled together. I held her to me, our arms wrapping round each other as we caught our breath. We stayed that way for a long time, wrapped in each other's arms, Vels head nestled below my chin, neither of us breaking the calm, comfortable silence between us. My fingers played with her curls as we lie there, Vels fingers tracing slow circles on my back and waist.
“I think we might need another dip in the river before we go back.” I whispered after what felt like a long time. “We definitely worked up a sweat.”
Vel chuckled lightly. “You can say that again. Hell’s Karlach your good at that.”
“I don’t know, I’m still a little rusty.” I chuckled, planting a kiss on the top of her forehead, between her horns.
Vel pulled back slightly, looking up to catch my eye. “That was rusty?!”
“Oh darling, you have no idea what I can do to you.” I chuckled as her flushed cheeks darkened. “Don’t worry love, we’ve got plenty of time for me to show you.”