I'm so sorry this involves you and the kids..." Ok. You're sorry. You're sorry. I ... can't help feeling betrayed, Gene. I can't help that I feel like... you've lied to me, put our family at risk. You should have told me. You should have given me the respect I deserve in this. We trusted each other, were so open about everything else. You should have trusted me and I feel betrayed."Gene's head sank, he said nothing.Lauren listened as her parents talked. She couldn't believe what she heard, didn't. I blinked, how did she know what happened already? My face must have showed some of my confusion since she replied, “You didn’t return with that woman and I heard that Kalabar is active again.”“Yes, they were bribing the council of Fairview, not that I think that it would have taken much encouragement, since their primary source of slaves dried up. I figured that by killing all of the Kalabarian ambassadors it would postpone any treaty that the countries might make. Kalabar will still supply. We were not friends, our humor and personalities did not click. Our general conversation was mainly about the city. We only used nicknames, she named me “Buster” after my first performance and liked that I called her Cherry. We agreed to ignore each other if we ever passed in public.The second week she tried a maximum effort, to show me how deep she could take it. She got me to her throat and had her gag reflex under control, but breathing was hard for her. I admit she was impressive, and I. Their rest place was a grassy patch on the side of a small creek. They circled the wagons and used a small, smokeless fire to prepare the evening meal. The tired men went to sleep in their boots, their weapons beside them, while two men stood guard. With eight men on the train, they could divide the guard duty between four watches. Jim volunteered for the fourth watch, from three o'clock to dawn, the time most likely to see an Indian attack. All stayed calm, however. After dawn, Jim circled the.