12.03.2018 Short Affair Challenge: Protection from Harm, Part 5

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Again my thanks to those who continue to follow this serial.  Only one more to go after this one:

Prompts:  breathe, oppress, black
Word Count:  ~ 1001
Link:  https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12794308/26/Short-Affair-Tales-from-Section-VII