a small fire. "
Lulu shivered in her light cotton jacket. "Im seriously dying over here. " Spyder took off his leather jacket and draped it across her shoulders.
"What about one of those caves?" asked Spyder. "We can do like the other night, start a small fire and stack some of this scrub over the entrance. Maybe cover it with our coats. "
"Its still dangerous," said the Count. "What do you say, Shrike?"
"If nothing else, moving around and gathering brush will warm us. Do you see anything yet, Primo?"
"No, maam. Whatever your decision about a fire, Im going to stay here and watch the moon. "
While Primo and the Count kept track of the sky, the others began pulling the dry, shallow-rooted brush from the loose desert soil and piling it in a nearby cave. While Lulu and Shrike broke up some of the brushes into kindling, Spyder spread their coats over a pile of brush at the cave opening. Count Non volunteered a heavy wool cloak that he pulled from his weapons bag.
When hed covered the entrance, Spyder slipped inside, trying not to disturb any of the brush that kept in the light. Kneeling next to Shrike and Lulu, he struck a match and lit the kindling theyd laid out. The sticks caught quickly and the little cave filled with light. The heat came up more slowly, but in the frigid night, they felt their skin begin to warm and it felt good. Spyder leaned into Shrike as Lulu huddled up on the other side.
Lulu pulled off her blindfold. "All they can see is the fire, right?"
"Yeah. They wont know where the fire is," said Spyder. "We having a good time yet?" Spyder asked.
"Shit, this is better than dinner and a spanking,&
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