”The goblins all shut up and, in an instant, were standing before the camera. “Yes sir sir, sir yes!” one of them said, saluting so hard he almo...st knocked his goggled helmet off his head.“Which one of you has an idea?” Kursk asked.The goblins shuffled. Then one of them raised his hand. “I had this idea for a torpedo that like, fires other torp-”“Space him,” Kursk said. The goblin had time to say ‘wha’ before the gobbler wrangler had grabbed him by his scrawny throat, jammed him into the goblin. With my arms numb and my body teetering, Deana held my shoulders firmlyand helped me lower myself down to my knees on Oriental rug on the coldcement floor.Deana sat down, leaned forward and reattached the leash to my collar andtugged forcing me forward on my knees. "Come on now slave. You bestget accustomed to walking on your knees."My destination became clear as I felt Deana's legs on either side of meas I struggled forward on my knees. My legs hurt, but I was grateful tonot be on my feet. . "There is a storage room that goes with the apartment. It's around on the inside hallway of this building. Jules only had a few boxes in there. We should be able to fit most of this stuff in there if we're careful." I'm good at Tetris. Let me get my shoes on and we'll go take a look."We carried a couple of the boxes from the living room and began by arranging the room as best we could given the limited space. John put my boxes in the back since I didn't need anything from them until we moved to. ‘It’s moving. It’s breathing!’ ‘Is it a boy or a girl?’ ‘Girl,’ Dale replied, wrapping her up. She began to flop weakly in the blanket, sensing new surroundings. Vic reached up and took the bundle from his boss’ arms, and Dale scrambled out of the Dumpster, waving as he spotted a police car turning into the lot. Its siren ceased, but another took its place– the spluttering, video-gamey blip of an ambulance, coming from the hospital. Teri came out of the store, having stayed on the phone.