Soon after that the group dispersed. This left Aron and Clay alone by the dying fire. Without speaking of it, they both understood this would be the last night they would share, perhaps only for a short time, yet the future could not be known.
Aron touched Clay’s hand. “I know you still feel more comfortable or even secure inside your vehicle, but this night I want to lie with you in the earth’s embrace again. I sense you are going to need the strong energies we’ll absorb while we join there on your mission to the high leaders. The Elf part of you is waking and learning. Give it this night; give us this night.”
Such eloquence was beyond Clay’s ability to refuse. Besides, he really didn’t want to. He did not quite know how to say it without sounding like a maudlin fool, but he was comfort
