She pulled up her sleeve, displaying her bruises to the crowd. ‘The pig came to my rooms last night and threatened me with rape if I did not go alon...g with his plans.’ An ugly growl rose from the natives of Heklos. For the first time Lambert looked afraid. ‘I too ask for asylum here.’ The king nodded at both Paul and Angela. ‘Your wishes for asylum are granted. Brother Paul…’ ‘Brother no longer. Please, my lord, Paul will serve my needs.’ ‘Paul, then,’ the king smiled. ‘You will have to. ''''Few miles down the road, I live out in the country, I responded''.''Well your lucky I came along you seem to have a long walk home.''''A situation that don't bother me any, I roughly responded.''Oh? he says.''With that we drove on in silence for a min.''Nice night for a walk I see then, he says''''Yup I respond.''''He reaches below for a flask to which he asks, you mind if take a nip?''''No, not at all I say.''''A pretty young woman shouldn't be out on the road this late a night, he. $325 each, ask for Sondra." That and a phone number. Something about the wording of the ad piqued my interest.Sondra had a low, whiskey-tinged voice on the phone, and gave me directions to a warehouse building on the east side of town. I pulled my 4x4 into the dirt parking lot and went up to knock on the door. Before my knuckles could hit the metal, the door swung open. A sultry redhead in a loose-fitting jumpsuit greeted me. "Cal? I'm Sondra. Won't you come in?" I followed her into a forlorn. The man in question camethrough the door, obviously summoning all his courage and putting hisbravest foot forward. He walked past the astonished welcoming committeeand stopped at his desk to take off his white, thigh length swing coatwith its shawl collar, and hung it on the hanger where his wife's jackethad hung the day before. In a way his bravery had silenced his critics,who slunk back to their places, their eyes locked on the vision amongstthem."That's a lovely suit, Mister Fleecely," said.