“I don’t know what gives you the impression that you are permitted to laugh at your better’s misfortune, Joy!” Mike chided me when he came up ...behind me and grabbed me. “Go help that gentleman find his toupee. Dive under the water and retrieve it for him. Then I want you to apologize for laughing at him,” he insisted we both join the search.The man initially didn’t want our help. He was thoroughly humiliated, and we weren’t the only ones who’d laughed. We dove under the water and began searching. How doesthat sound?"Linda was thankful for anything that got her out of cleaning duty andreplied, "That sounds like a pleasing idea Mistress. Thank you."Despite the slightly disrespectful choice of words, Jane was glad to seeLinda perk up with the news that they would not be cleaning."Have you ever ridden a horse Linda?" asked Jane."Not since I was a kid Mistress but that sounds like fun!" Excellent! We have several horses and Master Rick has saddled a gentlemare for you. The two of us will. Slowly I began to sculpt the amoral thug's mind, thoughts and desires to suit my current requirements. Maybe I wouldn't need Thumb's immediate assistance today, but I figured that he could definitely be useful in the long term, especially assuming that his current guildmaster had his ass up the Blackguards behind a bit too far to find his way back out to daylight.Today's meeting was intended to just be a polite conversation with the kingpin, to collect some information and deliver a gentle. Elaine finished her drink, wondering whether to have another, or move on and have an early night. She’d booked the log cabin on the spur of the moment to give herself time to reflect on what went wrong. Well she thought, no time for that now. She put her glass on the bar and swiveled her legs round to stand up. Elaine looked up at that moment to see one of the men get up and come over to her. ‘Excuse me’ he said,” may we buy you a drink?’ Elaine started to shake her head, but the man said” Gin.