she was suddenly distracted by the stabbed trees at the edge of the yard . `` very well master , i shall speed up the process . '' she made it , stopped in the shade of a live oak tree , and took a couple of drinks from her water bottle as she considered how much longer a walk it would be . i hope its not awkward between us . as the white wall of the blizzard finally arrived , he came to suspect the storm was not a natural occurrence . 