Can we give you and your men a ride?”“My men?” Derrick said with a surprised look.“I know when more than one shot is taken sir. Especially whe...n the leader went down. Two shots from two different directions. Hell if I didn’t know better I’d say it was Norman and Jimison.” Here Grant hung his head. “I know that’s impossible as they both are dead.”It took all Derrick had not to smile as he thought of both the men alive and well back on Tempro. “Yes, it was a sad day when both of them died. I felt. When she asked, ~What does the old goat like?~ the Countess flew into a rage at the disrespect and number two found herself unaccountably over a whipping bench with the added indignity of being shackled for her punishment.Hiss ... CRACK!The Countess herself laid into her with a riding crop and this was not held back. She managed to keep silent for the first stroke, and then offered, ~One, Master. Thank you Master.~This further incensed the Countess who snarled, "In English, worm!"Hiss .... “Well I’m kind of like a big brother to Molly even though we are the same age. She wants to swim. While she knows she needs sun block to not get sunburned, all the stuff she needs to do to swim gracefully and fast is all that is on her mind. If I gave her the lotion to do it herself she would put some on herself, but probably not enough to keep from burning,” I told her. “Plus, I’m the only person she lets touch her. Her mom said Molly didn’t even let anyone in her family touch her. She will. "Steve nodded, and said, "Then I think I'll get to work on breaking in my toy. Stop back after you've eaten if you wish."Anna openly inspected the shivering woman at the end of Steve's leash, and said, "A tasty-looking bit, I must admit. We'll see; if she's got enough stamina to still be interesting when you're done with her, maybe I'll have a taste."Jessie showed the first actual emotion since she'd awakened, her eyes wide with what looked like fear, but she also shifted her stance, spreading.