On another day, several days later, they were having a training session in the garden with Briony present. Just as she left with the excuse of preparing some refreshing snacks for them, the two used the chance to have another racy session.

Holding hands, they walked past a cone-shaped bush and even a row of towering twisted bushes, eventually stopping behind a tree that boasted a considerably wide main stem and an impressive canopy that almost reached the ground.

With her back to the tree, ...