Michael turned to her mother and said, “She is legally able to make that decision, but I want you both to understand what I will offer if she goes w...ith me. First, she will be made completely whole and well again. She will be fostered in my family, and Ayesha will be protected and respected. If she wishes to continue practicing her faith by the dictates of her conscience, she may as long as she respects the beliefs of others.”Michael looked at them both, “I will be her master, her protector, her. She replied no, then I heard Lisa say quietly in Em’s ear, “too bad he’s a hunk”,then walked away. Em blushed “she’s a slut and will do anybody “ she said just before Lisa came back with our meal. Before we finished, Lee came in, "I am surprised to see you two here ,but I see you got a tree”she said .I told her we had to buy it ,“we couldn’t find a nice one at the camp”.She then asked if we went into the camp where Em told her no. “You should go back there and check things out ,make sure the. "You're not supposed to be here," said one of them, and Claire instantly identified her as the leader of this little group."I won't be here long," said Claire, bending over to tie her new shoes."You're The Babe," said one of them.Claire snorted. "It's a stupid name." Maybe not," said one of the other girls. The third elbowed her.Claire thought about how these young women might be interpreting what they saw. Most teenage girls saw only others their age in the buff. Generally, at home, nudity was. ‘It’s a Thornton Shadwell. Nearly fifty feet I’d guess. Custom built right here in Vancouver.’ ‘It is fifty feet,’ I said. ‘I remember that now. Come on, guys. I’ll buy you a beer. I don’t want to hang around here. It might sink on us while we’re watching.’ *** ‘It will be a great deal of work, Mister Hamelin,’ Baldur Gerhard said as we stepped back onto the dock. ‘Considering the length of time it has been neglected, it is remarkable that it is still sound in the hull and superstructure. It is.