As the months past, the Bolglands slowly formed into a colony.
Achmed, Rhapsody, and Grunthor always had their hands full. Palamon and
Athmae usually were helping Grunthor or in the training room. Jo was always
left to babysit Rhapsody's "grandchildren".
Athmae was lounging back in her chair at the dinner table, trying to balance a dagger on her index finger. Jo was sitting across from her also playing with her dagger. Athmae stuck the dagger back in her boot and pulled out her bladed ring. Jo looked at it in amazement, and jumped as Athmae triggered the blades.
"Where the hell did you get that?" Jo asked.
"Made it." Athmae replied. "Listen I'm going to Rhapsody's place. Want to come?"
"Careful Athmae, you are starting to sound nice to me."
"Must be something in the air."
Jo and Athmae knocked on Rhapsody's door, but there wasn't any answer. "Guess she isn't here." Athmae said. "Well, I guess we should go back. Jo nodded.
Athmae and Jo climbed back into the boat and slowly made their back across the lake. Athmae was lounging in back of the boat with her arms behind her head, and her eyes closed. Jo was sitting in the front rowing.
"You know you can get off your fat ass and row!" Jo exclaimed.
"No, you're doing just fine." Athmae replied sitting back up. "Besides we're almost there." Athmae stood up and stretched. As she did Jo stood up too, to ease the boat into the shore with the paddle. She turned around and accidentally smacked Athmae in the butt, and she went hurdling into the water. Jo looked at her in shock.
"Ath...Athmae...I'm so sorry." Jo stuttered trying to keep from laughing, but failed miserably.
"Oh, you think that's funny. Well this is even funnier!" Athmae said pulling on Jo's arm and watching her topple into the water.
"Oh this means war!" Jo screamed as Athmae ran up on the bank. Jo got up and scrambled after her.
Athmae turned her head back toward Jo still running and said, "You're going to have to run faster than that Josephine!" Athmae slipped and slid down a muddy bank.
"Athmae where are you?" Jo asked. Smack! Thick, black mud slid down Jo's face. She walked to the edge of the bank, and slipped down next to Athmae. Both of them were laughing and rolling around in the mud.
PALAMON
Palamon was pacing back and forth, mumbling to himself. "Where the hell is she!" He said out loud. "She was going to meet me here an hour ago!"
The door to the Cauldron open and Jo and Athmae walked in covered head to toe in mud. They were laughing uncontrollably and had one arm around each other, trying to hold themselves up.
"Where the hell have you been? I have been waiting here for an hour!"
"Lighten up...Palamon." Athmae said walking around Palamon. She stopped in front of him and slowly came closer to him. "I got something for you." She was gazing into his eyes. He felt something slimy on his chest and looked down. Athmae had stuck mud on his chest and was smearing it around, and was laughing.
"That is it!" Palamon exclaimed picking up Athmae by the waist, flinging her over his shoulder, and walking into her room.
"Damn it Palamon it was a joke." Athmae screamed. Palamon walked swiftly into Athmae's bathroom and tossed Athmae into the tub. She struggled to get up but Palamon placed his foot on her stomach to keep her from getting up. "Palamon you basterd! Get your foot off of me!" Palamon noticed two buckets of water near the tub. He picked one up and dumped it on Athmae. She gasped as the cold water hit her.
"Not enough water you say. Well, here is another bucket." Palamon said dumping the second bucket of cold water on her. He dropped the bucket on the floor and walked back to the door. Athmae kicked the side of her tub. "Herkin!" She screamed. Palamon slammed the door behind him, then turned to Jo and said, "She needn't a time out."
Everyone was at the dinner table eating. Palamon was leaning back in his chair with his feet on the table. Rhapsody was looking at his feet with annoyance, but he didn't seem to notice. They all turned their heads as they heard a door slam.
"Palamon!" Athmae screamed.
"Oh look, the bitch has finally awoken."
"Ha ha." She replied sarcastically. Palamon glanced at Athmae. She was in a long white shirt and tight, black pants. He felt the blood rush from his face, as he looked her.
"Look, I'm sorry. I just lost my temper." He replied.
"Oh really, and this was an accident!" Athmae exclaimed kicking the two legs on Palamon's chair that he was leaning on out from under him. "Arse rag!" She shouted back at him before she slammed her door shut.
Achmed smiled broadly beneath his veil. "Shut up Achmed." Palamon said still lying on his back. Grunthor burst out laughing, along with Jo and Rhapsody.
As Achmed past Palamon before going to the other room he said quietly to him, "Well Palamon, your dream came true. Athmae did get you on your back." He patted Palamon on the shoulder and walked off.
Athmae was lounging back in her chair at the dinner table, trying to balance a dagger on her index finger. Jo was sitting across from her also playing with her dagger. Athmae stuck the dagger back in her boot and pulled out her bladed ring. Jo looked at it in amazement, and jumped as Athmae triggered the blades.
"Where the hell did you get that?" Jo asked.
"Made it." Athmae replied. "Listen I'm going to Rhapsody's place. Want to come?"
"Careful Athmae, you are starting to sound nice to me."
"Must be something in the air."
Jo and Athmae knocked on Rhapsody's door, but there wasn't any answer. "Guess she isn't here." Athmae said. "Well, I guess we should go back. Jo nodded.
Athmae and Jo climbed back into the boat and slowly made their back across the lake. Athmae was lounging in back of the boat with her arms behind her head, and her eyes closed. Jo was sitting in the front rowing.
"You know you can get off your fat ass and row!" Jo exclaimed.
"No, you're doing just fine." Athmae replied sitting back up. "Besides we're almost there." Athmae stood up and stretched. As she did Jo stood up too, to ease the boat into the shore with the paddle. She turned around and accidentally smacked Athmae in the butt, and she went hurdling into the water. Jo looked at her in shock.
"Ath...Athmae...I'm so sorry." Jo stuttered trying to keep from laughing, but failed miserably.
"Oh, you think that's funny. Well this is even funnier!" Athmae said pulling on Jo's arm and watching her topple into the water.
"Oh this means war!" Jo screamed as Athmae ran up on the bank. Jo got up and scrambled after her.
Athmae turned her head back toward Jo still running and said, "You're going to have to run faster than that Josephine!" Athmae slipped and slid down a muddy bank.
"Athmae where are you?" Jo asked. Smack! Thick, black mud slid down Jo's face. She walked to the edge of the bank, and slipped down next to Athmae. Both of them were laughing and rolling around in the mud.
PALAMON
Palamon was pacing back and forth, mumbling to himself. "Where the hell is she!" He said out loud. "She was going to meet me here an hour ago!"
The door to the Cauldron open and Jo and Athmae walked in covered head to toe in mud. They were laughing uncontrollably and had one arm around each other, trying to hold themselves up.
"Where the hell have you been? I have been waiting here for an hour!"
"Lighten up...Palamon." Athmae said walking around Palamon. She stopped in front of him and slowly came closer to him. "I got something for you." She was gazing into his eyes. He felt something slimy on his chest and looked down. Athmae had stuck mud on his chest and was smearing it around, and was laughing.
"That is it!" Palamon exclaimed picking up Athmae by the waist, flinging her over his shoulder, and walking into her room.
"Damn it Palamon it was a joke." Athmae screamed. Palamon walked swiftly into Athmae's bathroom and tossed Athmae into the tub. She struggled to get up but Palamon placed his foot on her stomach to keep her from getting up. "Palamon you basterd! Get your foot off of me!" Palamon noticed two buckets of water near the tub. He picked one up and dumped it on Athmae. She gasped as the cold water hit her.
"Not enough water you say. Well, here is another bucket." Palamon said dumping the second bucket of cold water on her. He dropped the bucket on the floor and walked back to the door. Athmae kicked the side of her tub. "Herkin!" She screamed. Palamon slammed the door behind him, then turned to Jo and said, "She needn't a time out."
Everyone was at the dinner table eating. Palamon was leaning back in his chair with his feet on the table. Rhapsody was looking at his feet with annoyance, but he didn't seem to notice. They all turned their heads as they heard a door slam.
"Palamon!" Athmae screamed.
"Oh look, the bitch has finally awoken."
"Ha ha." She replied sarcastically. Palamon glanced at Athmae. She was in a long white shirt and tight, black pants. He felt the blood rush from his face, as he looked her.
"Look, I'm sorry. I just lost my temper." He replied.
"Oh really, and this was an accident!" Athmae exclaimed kicking the two legs on Palamon's chair that he was leaning on out from under him. "Arse rag!" She shouted back at him before she slammed her door shut.
Achmed smiled broadly beneath his veil. "Shut up Achmed." Palamon said still lying on his back. Grunthor burst out laughing, along with Jo and Rhapsody.
As Achmed past Palamon before going to the other room he said quietly to him, "Well Palamon, your dream came true. Athmae did get you on your back." He patted Palamon on the shoulder and walked off.