"All right, off your ponies," their guard ordered. "You can walk the rest of the way. Your animals and weapons will be waiting for you. If you still n...eed them, that is."The press of humanity grew as they approached the center of the village, but here was none of the crying for alms, the shrill hawking of wares, and the silent presence of naked slaves that they had seen in Talai. The crowd was made up of individuals who knew what they were doing, who had no attention to spare for lesser matters.. I offered her a lift in my car which was provided by my company.While driving I initiated a conversation and asked about herself. She told that she is the mother of 2 kids and is in the process of getting divorced. I appreciated her effort to raise her two kids on her own. She started talking about how her husband used to treat her badly and would make life difficult. She started crying. I could not control and took my hand and hold her hands and told her life doesn’t end here. She is educated. I let the phone ring once then hung up then again and the last time let it ring properly.“Yep!”“Eric its Jake I need to see you urgently!”“Ok, usual place in an hour.”“K, but I will have company with me it’s important!”“Best make it at your usual hotel then!”Eric was big on keeping his place secret, it had taken me a few months before he trusted me enough to see it.“I need to make another call to book into a hotel”“You can explain afterwards,” Margaret replied Taking the phone again I dialled. .."I had no idea that Diane kept a diary. This was volume 6 and went back six months to May. I wondered when volume 1 started. I quickly thumbed through the pages and saw that the book was half full. Six months and half full would seem to indicate that the book would hold a years worth so if the other volumes were the same size Diane must have started keeping a diary five and a half years ago, Five and a half years and I didn't know? I debated reading what was there and then said no. It was her.