They followed along passively, each wondering, in the back of their heads, why they were following him around and acquiescing to his offers so easily....he small stable only had four stalls, two on each side with an open area to the rear. The high-beamed ceiling rose twenty feet above them, its ancient timbers crisscrossing above their heads.Marie and Ines stopped in front of Nicolas, that small voice in the back of their minds now screaming, as his countenance changed from that of well meaning. Not like most boys his age at all. Was that his Mother's influence or was it really his nature? She had seen him sitting on his bike, over under the trees for the last few weekends. A quick scan showed no evil intent. He wasn't a lecher or a potential car burglar, so she had left him alone to watch the stream of people coming in and out.Ted had watched the place for several weekends. Many women and a few men and boys went in, but only women and girls came out. Slowly he had begun to give. There was a flash. Then another andanother. He was taking her picture. Elizabethblushed a darker shade of red. After a few more pictures, Elizabethfelt his hands on her bra. Something cold and hard pressed against her breast.Then the sheering of scissors filled the room as the material covering hervulnerable nipples was slowly cut away. He moved to the second breast, when he wasdone, the under wire and straps remained, but practically nothing else. Again he took pictures, moving around her. "Ken felt the tears run down his face and drip into Molly's hair.Kathleen reached her hand up and grabbed Ken's ear. "Now listen here, young man, yes my grandson is dead. Did you kill him? No! James died defending this ship and the Earth! And that is how we will remember him. Any other way and it cheapens his loss. We will mourn him, as I will mourn all the rest we have lost. However, we must go on and we must be victorious or we all die. I watched the footage of the T'Lari and I saw what the.