I asked Val to come in front of me and talk as the flogging started, which she did ; saying she adored the way I endured the floggings ;I was very bra...ve and loved watching me suffer. She begged me to see if I could endure the 150 , promising me all sorts of delights if I did so ; but deep down I knew it was not possible and the Master in his wisdom drew a halt at 100 lashes;; giving me another Brandy and really singing my praises for my efforts during the session. Finally as they both said it. “Add Sparrow and his father, Tassim. We don’t want to leave out the town crier nor the royal huntsman,” I corrected.“As you command,” the tower guard answered in a formal tone, before moving next to the other guard blocking the open door.I deposited my staff, backpack and gravity board in the corner of the room. The chattering of the servant women were a combination of high-pitch squeals and the fast rush of words that a waterfall couldn’t keep pace with; the tower women seemingly splashed. An hour later, I went back inside the house for another drink and accidentally, I bumped into someone. I apologized, but the guy told me it was his fault…I barely looked at him, as he continued walking upstairs. I soon was back under the gazebo with my good friends…But something had changed; that soft collision I had with the perfect stranger was just disturbing me. So I moved inside again, climbing up the stairs. At the end of a dark alleyway, I noticed the guy standing by the window having a. Aunty: To kya hua, Rahul se ek pant-shirt mang leti. Ye sab pehan ke…Maa: Offo Kavi, tum na bachchi ko aise mat hamesha taane maar… bechari apne ghar mein hi to hai.Main mann hi mann ye sunn hasne laga ki Bharti aur bachchi!Aunty: Hmmm… theek hai theek hai, ye bata mujhe tune lock kyu kiya andar?Maa: Are main sochi tujhe thodi der sone doon araam se, koi pareshaan na kare sochkar lock kar di thi.Aunty: Theek hai theek hai, waise saru.Maa: Haan!Aunty: Main so nahi rahi thi, neend nahi aa rahi.