C130 The Invitation of the Eldest Miss

The streets lay quiet, the storefronts on either side shuttered for the night. Only a few solitary streetlights cast their glow on a young man and a woman as they walked on, each ensconced in silence, not a word passing between them for a considerable time.

It was only after they had moved beyond that silent stretch of street that the woman exhaled a heavy sigh. "You understand the situation now