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shifted nervously a little.  He put his hands behind his back and began rubbing them.
    “Oh, hello Lenor.” He said to the woman at the door.  His voice sounded higher and had lost its depth.  “H…How are you?” Kenner stuttered.  “Are you alright?”
    “I’m fine, Kenner.” Lenor said to him sweetly.  “And you?”
    “I’m fine…yes…I’m fine.”
    Kenner then heard Terri chuckling behind him.
    “Um…” the young lady said in an anxious voice.  “Is your friend still here?”
    “Uh…yeah…she is.”
    The two then stood staring at each other at the door for a fe w seconds.
    “May I come in?” Lenor finally asked.
    “Oh yes…of course.”
                  The beautiful girl with the red hair approached Terri slowly holding some sort of basket in her hands.  She was almost the same height as Terri, but thinner with soft curves.  Her red hair was shoulder length, framing an almost child-like face with round, deep blue eyes.  Her soft, sweet manner reminded Terri of Kayla and she smiled.
                  “I must apologize to you for this morning.” Lenor said to Terri.
    “Apologize?” Terri asked.  She felt a li ttle nervous herself at the sight of this beauty.
    “I didn’t show appreciation to you for saving my life.  I am most sorry for that.”
    “That’s alright.” Terri said to her.
    “Are you the one called Terri?” Lenor asked.  Her eyes seemed to grow even rounder and with a deeper blue.
    “That would be me.” Terri answered.
    She then held out the basket to Terri.
    “That’s most kind of you.” Terri said softly and taking the basket.
    When she opened it, she found bread, some dried meats, two bottles of ale and two cigars lying on top of the bread.
                  “I hope you like the cigars.” She said with a nervous smile.  “Kenny…I mean…Kenner has told us many stories of you since coming back and we have all so wanted to meet you.”
    “I am…” Terri then coughed, feeling almost like crying.  “ I am most honored.”
    “Will you be joining us tonight?  I know it’s a very solemn occasion…”
    “I’d be delighted.”
    “Good.” Lenor said, smiling sweetly.   She then started back towards the door.  “I’ll see you then.”
    She then turned to Kenner and Terri saw a loving expression in her eyes to which Kenner was obviously oblivious.
    “Will you be there tonight?”
    “Uh…” Kenner stammered.  “Yes…of course I will.”
    Lenor’s smile brightened even further and then she said goodbye.
                  Kenner turned around and saw Terri beaming at him.
    “What?” He said, the bass in his voice returning.
    “Kenny?” Terri teased.
    “The children call me that.” He said quickly.
    “That was no child.”
    “You keep your hands off of her.” Kenner said to Terri starting to laugh.
    “Oh you don’t have to worry about that.  Even if I wanted her, she’d never even let me near her.”
    “That’s right.”
    “I’m not the one she wants.”
                  Kenner then stepped back a little.
    “What do you mean by that?” His voice sounded squeaky again.
    “Are you blind?” Terri said, almost shocked.
    “Yeah…she’s pretty.”
    “That lady adores you.”
    “No…not possible.”
    “Did you not see the way she looked at you?  She’s got it for you bad.”
    Terri saw Kenner’s face turn bright red and for the first time, he was unable to look her in the eyes.
    “You poor fool,” she told him.  “You really need to get laid.”
     
     
    Chapter Seven
     
     
                  Later that day, Kenner and Terri came out to the center of the village where the funerals were to take place.  Several people approached to thank both Kenner and Terri and then Migran, the village chieftain approached.
    “That was very generous of you to offer to help build the pyres, Kenner,” He said sarcastically.
    Kenner stepped forward with his eyes