"and apprentice."The guard's eyes flickered down for a moment, and I assumed they had a simple truth stone there and he had just checked Ethric's answ...er with it. The stones were no real barrier to a wizard. Even I knew enough to lie my way past one undetected, but they served their purpose well in scrying for the honest intent of common men."Yes my lord, we've been expecting your arrival. Let me summon you an escort."Ethric nodded his agreement and then in almost the same motion nodded again. "I watched Sam for a moment and she just seemed to stand there idly, moving her head from side to side occasionally with a look as if she were listening something. Nola watched the terminal and seemed satisfied."She's doing great," Nola said to me. "The benchmark settings are almost maxed out and she's not even struggling." How long do you need for these tests?" I asked her."About ten minutes for the bench mark and the behavioral will vary between ten and twenty minutes. With her, I'd guess. ”“Where are their wives?”“Here we are,” Ruby said as she and Kit reached up to hold their hats in place as they pushed their way through the crowd that had gathered around them.“Yes, that’s them,” the woman said, finally managing a smile toward the redheaded sisters as she pointed to them.Again, the cameras clicked in their faces as the news people made more photographs. These photographs were taken with Kit and Ruby standing next to Eli and Isaac.The girls already knew enough about cameras to. I have to count each stroke and thank you for it. And I mustn’t stand up or rub my bottom after a stroke. If I do, the stroke will be repeated.” “Quite right, Emma. Very well, brace yourself, my girl!” I raised the cane, aimed at the level of her anus and whipped it down, cutting viciously into both cheeks. The familiar white tramlines appeared immediately but briefly before being transformed into a raised, red welt. “Owwwh … mmm, one, thank you, Sir.” She clenched and unclenched her buttocks.