"You think the men can keep from fuckin'up?" D'know." A shrug. "S'the firs'time we tried it s'way. Might do good t'remind evry'n 'fore w'get there."Ba...rrad sighed, shuddered at the lazy slurring. "I was thinkin' the same thing." S'gonna be might'diff'rn't fr'm now'n." Yes it is." The pirate captain glanced from beneath his cloak at the men riding on top of the cage behind him, and at some of the men clinging to the tops of other carts. "We've been in hiding for far too long... I just hope th'men. Now it seems to me you have a choice at this point. Either you can accept my job offer," Sarah grunted and shook her head. "As I was saying, either you can accept my job offer or we can put you into the pool of girls for resale." This time she shook her head vigorously. "I can offer you a situation in which you will remain here and be treated well. I am sure you can imagine how it will be if you are sold — I cannot be responsible for where you will end up and to what use you might be put. I am. “Well, Cathy,” he replied. “As usual she’s right and wrong at the same time, quite a feat!” There was laughter at that. He was continuing. “We went out together for about a year and a half, but we were both too young; it got too intense and we split up. She married her husband, and I married your mother. That was thirty odd years ago.”“She’s still very good looking,” said Luke. “Very kind eyes. And a very nice name,” he added with a grin as he saw Clare about to reprove him for looking at. I am about to lean in for a small kiss, when I stop. You noticed that I have turned my gaze to your feet. You look down and become quite startled. Your mind had been so utterly absorbed with the night ahead, that you had completely forgotten about the handkerchief. It has become heavy with your leaking fluid and has fallen out from between your legs to land in a sodden heap on the carpet."Looks like you dropped your handkerchief", I say. "That gives me the opportunity to be the perfect.