she wasnt much of a climber , but practice on those larger trees made these seem easy . but he was n't at full strength . `` are you going to stand there the rest of the night or are you going to get into bed ? '' he guided her hand to the pump . marriage had been way too good for him . this was far enough south and down off the heights where central perched that it was much warmer . always cowardly in the face of true power . `` love is always a risk , '' he said instead . 