Then Tamara was dragged inside, and she could no longer hear Mary’s piteous wails through the thick stone walls.Tamara was turned over to a serving ...wench who led her towards the privies, and then followed as she was taken into the keep. She was put into a room near the top, and the maid followed. A basin and an ewer of water was on a table. “You need to wash your face, miss, and then we can bring in some food.”“I demand to be released immediately!” answered Tamara.“That’s more than I can. In short - I was pretty much a racist. I was a product of the times when there were separate drinking fountains and separate restrooms for blacks and whites and the word 'nigger' had a prominent place in my vocabulary. After leaving South Carolina and seeing some of the rest of the world there were some changes in my attitude. I served with blacks in the Army, I worked with quite a few in different jobs and in time I came to accept that ninety percent of what I was taught when I was young was. "I'm sorry, Amber. You're beautiful and amazing and I just ... I don't know. I think I was punishing you." Punishing me?" I looked up at him, biting my lip."Maybe," he sighed. "I'm not really good at, uh ... sorting out my feelings like this. Um..." Okay," I almost smiled as I tried to understand what he was saying."A woman like you should be with a man who loves her," Seth told me. "I don't know why you're not with your husband, but last night all I could think of was how stupid he must be.". ‘’woa there sweet cheeks, I do not want to fall’’ He laughs, but also hugs me back tightly. I kiss his cheek and look to him; my jaw almost drops. He has changed…. a lot! His small tender body has been replaced by amazing muscles, his babyface is now fully gone and his clothes are really fashionable. I can also see him checking me out and I flush bright red. I take his bag and walk inside ‘’Jeez Mark, you did not tell me you got so handsome’’ I grin and put his bag on the chair. I turn around.