"Julia Carson?"One of the girls nudged me, and I said suddenly recalling the cock-upwith my registration."Here... Me I guess, sorry but?" I did not ge...t any further as Pam said,"Next time Miss Carson please listen, I cannot be doing with girls whowon't listen!"I wanted to tell her that I was not a girl and that my name was notJulia Carson, but for the life of me I could not fathom out how to, andunder the chilly school ma'am look she gave me over her glasses all Icould come out with was, "Um. .."No, listen! You are to stay off the moors and away from the countryside altogether. Remain near the Keep and ensure that the doors are bolted and barred at night. I shall leave an entourage of knights to guard you but promise me that you will take every precaution. Lankin is a wily fox and I fear for you and our son." I will do as you say, my Lord..."From the doorway to his small cabin the next morning, Lankin silently watched Lord Zetland lead a troupe of knights, soldiers and servants away. "Why didn't you call us sooner?" I asked a very upset Clare."Nothing was visible until after the sun came up. First the outer edges with the rebel units became visible, and then slowly, the visibility spread inward to the Persians. It was like ghost were becoming visible. Finally the platform began to become visible," Clare told Pat and me in a shaky voice.In fact I could now make out a naked body tied to each altar. In a few more seconds, it became apparent that they were females tied to the. Sugar is home here with us," TooTall said from the opendoorway. "We're in full train now, and I think your Momma wants to comeand meet Sugar."++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"Beauty, "I'm going for a visit. Is there anything I need to know aboutAvian Customs before I go?"Beauty pulled up a whole file of information. For an Avian female to beoff planet without a husband meant either he was killed or her family hadshunned her. In shunning her they usually performed a procedure.