A chain, attached to what appeared to be a winch, hung from the structure and from it dangled a pair of manacles forged of a silver hued metal.“Ilbi...ssara,” he hissed. I thought I detected a hint of either reverence or fear in his tone, perhaps both.Despite the heat of the sun on my skin, I felt the icy grip of fear claw at me as my captor led me closer. My mouth went dry and I began to struggle in earnest as we drew closer to the dark maw, but I was no match for his sinewy strength. With harsh. Most likely because it was easy to just let him be if things were to ever get started.“Screw you dick head!” A guy with a blond undercut and a nose piercing yelled. “You can’t control everything we do you freakin nerd!” A chorus of eye rolls and moans erupted from the freshman class, but Suki wasn’t sure if it was in reaction to the orders of the make ship rep’, or the angry boys outburst. Another teen with a man bun grabbed the blond by the collar, dragging him back into line while a third. Because battlefields waste a lot but our army ... any army ... didn't want the material that littered the fields to end up back in enemy hands if the tide of battle turned.The Finns captured thousands of Mosin Nagant rifles from the Russians, refurbished them and armed their armies with a rifle that killed Russians as easily as it killed Finns.The Germans captured Mosins and armed prison camp guards and patrol boat crews with a perfectly good tool ... and that freed up KAR 98's for the soldier. Springer and Ndenga started to join us across the stream but Bonnie signaled for them to stop. She made it clear that I was to make contact with the clan and try to earn their trust. Otherwise, they would just continue to move away from the research camp, making any observation and study nearly impossible. The joint heads of the research team weren't pleased at being left out but saw the wisdom of her plan.Bonnie and I were probably two hundred yards into the trees and entering another clearing.