He had lost his surrealism. Before me now stood a real, live dragon. His body was slightly bigger than a cow’s but his wings were gigantic. As the a...imal spread them out, they seemed to fill up the entire sky, momentarily blotting out the sun and bathing me in darkness.I watched in awe as the dragon shook his body. The remnants of the shattered wall fell to the floor, leaving its scales free to shine in the sun. They were a bright shade of pink and glistened in the afternoon light like a. I headed inside while she went to the kitchen.She had ham on rye, chips and potato salad, some pickles and olives on Styrofoam plates and Cokes for both of us on the pool side table. We ate in the shade of the big umbrella.We had an amiable chat, catching up on recent events, she about our mutual friends and me about how school had gone; I was on summer break between my junior and senior years of college.She asked about my plans for the summer.“Mom, I thought I’d hang around here for a few. Was this the best thing to do, or the worst?“Do it.”“Yes Master.”After a few minutes of the program running, I realized it was time for the second part of my plan.“Jeremy, tie me up, so I can’t move and prepare the second Device.”“Master, are you sure about this?”“Yes, do as I ask.”Jeremy paused until he accepted the command, but then efficiently trussed me up like a turkey. I wriggled a bit, but would not be getting out of this easily.Kristen must have made it to a delicate point because she. At last, he stormed out his face flushed in anger. He walked past them without saying a word and began preparing his weapons in order to leave at first light.Kathy finally got him to talk and he shocked them by saying, "The Chief knows about the women prisoners, not how they are used and tortured but about them. In fact, he provides two women each full moon to them in return for their not attacking the stockade. He refuses to provide warriors to attack those brutal things." Now," Kurt seethed,.