Then I saw my friend, sitting naked. He was tied up with his hands behind his back with rope! His cheeks had been stained with tears. When I looked cl...osely at the couple close to him, I understood why.Tola was on the ground, writhing in passion and moaning in desire alternating with a "mate me" chant. Geeta tried to get Hogat's attention, but he appeared to be in a state of shock.Worse was my reaction. I was angry, but not just because Tola was my best friend's wife. There was a part of me that. Martin, having waited a while outside after filling up the tank, wondered why his wife was taking so long, so he went inside looking for her.Inside there weren't many people, and after he asked the bartender, who shook his head if he had seen a beautiful blonde woman, he noticed four black men standing over by the pool table.Hmm, they look like they're in the middle of something, maybe I shouldn't bother them, Martin said to himself, though having looked around some more, he decided to ask. "Mercy went into the house, presumably to get ready to go entertain with her mom and dad. Sue came out and picked up a wing from a dish that was marked mild. She had Tiny pour her a Diet Coke from the fountain nozzle.Sue asked me, "Where are the women who want to stake a claim on you?"The answer was easy; "They are probably still shopping. If they are like my mom and sister when they get out like that, they forget to look at a watch." We do that too when we go together. It's even worse now that. "Jonar pulled his mind together and realized what his friend said with more than a little consternation and concern for the gallantly loyal creatures around him thundering on towards the wave upon wave of Dei-Xhan and Gnathar warriors rushing to meet them in a desperate attempt to keep him from claiming the Holy Axe of Sol. It was a race to the northwestern slope of the mountain and unbeknownst to the two young companions and their escorts, the Dei-Xhan and their minions were not the only ones.