Sarah and Monica from downstairs had gone with their boyfriends on the Friday, and Vee related that they had enjoyed the concert, although they did sa...y that “Slade” on 21st April had been better.Monday morning, the fifth of May, came round all too soon, but for us the studying routine of the last three years had gone. It seemed odd no longer to have the dissertation deadline looming over us, and it was now a matter of looking at the exam timetable and working out which topics to revise in what. ‘You mean to tell me, this woman here, the woman sobbing to herself because she was violated, was asking for you attentions?’ Cien said, sarcasm thick in his voice. ‘Aye, she asked for it, she did. Begged for it,’ Brenden McPhearson said with a deliberate sneer. Netty stood and if Cien hadn’t caught her, would have flung herself at her attackers. ‘Yer nothing but a liar, ye damned McPhearson! I said nay to ye. Ne’ve a once did I say aye. Ne’ve once!’ She screamed. Bretta, the cook, stepped. . and what she asked of me.”“I’m just not sure Dal was necessary,” Yren sighed. He tried to look away, but Bena held him firmly, her hand softly stroking his face.“Dal was necessary,” Bena disagreed. “Did you like his advances? Did you enjoy what he made you do? Would you do the things he forced upon you on your own? If he weren’t forcing you?”“No.” Yren’s face hardened. “I couldn’t stand it.”“Would you then sentence other children to the same fate?”“Of course not,” Yren replied.“Then what you. You’re very polite...”May was silent for a moment, and remembering the conversation until that moment, a small smile appeared on her face and she continued.“How about dinner with us? Since you don’t know anyone in town, I’m sure I can help you with information. I’ve lived in this city half my life, I know a lot about it.”Lucas was very intelligent, and thanks to his killer experiences and training, he was very good at reading the people and the atmosphere. Jonas and May didn’t seem to like.