The horses just stood in place like the dumb brutes that they were. If their eyes had not been covered by the hoods, the horses would probably have tr...ied to run ahead of the wind. That would have killed all of them for sure!It took us a full day to recover from the storm, and that was a day of back breaking labor. Now I knew why the Arabs had such a fear of sand storms. Eventually, we got squared away, and we ate one of Alice's meatless dinners. It made no difference, everybody was so tired. After a moment, he muttered, unconvincingly, "Oh, darn, I forgot something. I've got to run home and get something. "I'll be right back." Sure, take your time. Sue will probably need a half hour to shower, etcetera."What did you want, Ken?" Well, I... Uh..." he stammered, until Sean had shut the door."I just thought you looked so beautiful I wanted to kiss you," and rushed over to the young girl, still sporting an open robe.He grabbed her roughly around the waist and drew her to him tightly.. I knew that I had once come close to punishing my slave in anger, and I regretted that event, even though the punishment had never happened. I had, however, made her a promise, somewhat in anger, that one day I would have her under my control, and under my whip. As I held the collar in my hand, and thought over the events of the past few days, I realized that while I controlled the woman, I also loved her for who she was.She was, in an odd sort of way, one of the most liberated women I knew.. I'm glad you responded so quickly. It says a lot about you.' He could feel her beaming in his own head, since the telepathy also captures emotions as well.'I'd be glad to, sir, ' she replied. Alex quickly bid her good luck before turning back to the others."I'm sorry to get so rough, after all, I've never said anything about it before, but that's a risk there's simply no reason to undertake. Besides, there's already enough of a risk if and when I'm exposed to the public that they'll take it out.