I had something cruel in mind. I handed her the remote behind her back and set her thumb on the button that delivered a painful shock. I told her to g...ive herself twenty shocks. As usual she would count out loud and thank me or she would start again.“aii… oe…aiii…twooo” she tried but the gag spreading open her mouth was making it really difficult.“again, you forgot to thank me.” I answered after I noticed. It wasn’t that easy.“aii…one, taa u aser….aii…wo, han ou aser….” She began. I could see. I didn't wantto attract any attention. I was going to change into something a bitless-revealing, but I said the heck with it and just put my raincoat onover my shorts and T-shirt. I stuffed most of my shoulder-blade-lengthblond hair under a cap and drove through the rain to the bookstore, whereI was surprised to see that there was only one car in the large parkinglot.It was five minutes to 11 when I opened the door. Perched on a high stoolbehind the elevated counter reading a magazine was a. An ignominious death for an evil man, and one that would raise few questions, ambushed by thugs in an alley, clubbed to death, his hand cut off so that the thieves could make off with his rings. Valdez, hearing his master fall, turned. His last sight was of my blade as it plunged into his chest. With master and chief henchman dead, there were now none left in the party who would know me by sight. I wiped my blade on Valdez’s surcoat and sheathed it. The leader of the group of hired thugs came. We’ll be leaving in less than 10 minutes.”“Awesome, good job! Speaking of dinner, we’re going to be eating at the Adventurer’s Guild HQ rather than at home. If your friends want to come, then bring them along. If not, drop them off and then head over here.”“Alright. I think they’re all coming with me tonight. We should be there in about forty-five minutes.”“Perfect. We’ll see you then.”“Bye.”“Bye!”She put her phone again and then turned back to Thomas, Claire and Gabriel. “That was Jonathan..