Apparently there had been a lot of celebrating in Frankfurt last night to commemorate the defeat of the rebels, and the lifting of the siege. We certa...inly hadn't been interested in celebrating our victory. Those other people hadn't been there to wield the Magic as we had, and had not seen up close and personal the slaughter that had been involved. They hadn't been there to smell and taste the blood in the air, the smell of burnt human meat, or the stink of ruptured bowels as we had either.We. So the bus service of that road had been stopped for indefinite period.There was only possible way to go by boat on the river way. But she could not travel alone in a boat for about 6 hours to cross 75 kilometers way to her native village. When I reached there she might got moon in her hand. Soon she requested my wife to spare me for accompanying her in the boat journey and my wife agreed considering the odd situation and requested me to go with her.My father-in-law went out for hiring a boat. The boat had two seats up front and a bench seat across the back. Behind it, the engine cover was also upholstered in red and white like the seats. It stretched all the way from gunnel to gunnel forming a sun lounge about the size of a double bed. Pete was in the driver's seat and he slammed the throttle forward. The boat leaped forward and I abruptly sat on the bench seat as I lost my footing. Jerry was holding onto the back of one of the front seats so he remained standing. In just. They tried to make it to the border in one go Vasili had said. His men rotated who was driving what but after awhile all got so tired that her offer to drive the truck was accepted so one of them could sit with her in the cabin and have a quick nap. They met no-one all day long. At the end of the afternoon they slowly rode into the oasis-town that was also the border. It was good to see some trees again. Theresa had the feeling she had been sitting in an oven all day and her back was stiff.