I was surprised as well. The leader of the hunting party was Makor. He glowered at me for a moment or two, as if sizing me up, and then he spat back a...reply.“Leave here, dog,” Makor ordered vehemently, sneering at me as he did, “and take your women with you. These are our lands.”That was the only thing the man got to say. I didn’t hesitate. Makor was armed with a spear. He was holding it in one hand, thrusting it about in the air as if to accentuate his words, but that was all he was doing with. " There were more of you than that! Who were the others? Were they from Village Rauch?" Not from village." Jad set his retreating jaw. "Not tell more!" Search him!"Two of the guards complied enthusiastically. Jad's tunic and filthy loincloth were ripped away, and he stood shivering in his sandals by the light of the fires. Around his neck on a carefully knotted thong was a tiny leather pouch, carefully stitched shut and sealed with grease and pitch. Jad squirmed and tried to twist away, but the. Nothing. She shook her head. There was the possibility that mom's car wasn't working, and that she'd gotten a ride to work. Yolanda did leave before everyone else, after all. Still, she turned went around the house turning on every light and opening every curtain to ease her anxiety. She hurried back upstairs and into her room, letting her backpack thud onto the floor. And then her bedroom door shut. She spun around, her expression a mask of terror. "Mom...?" Her mother had been. Shannon’s camera clicks were impossible to hear over the din, but it seemed like she was taking lots of photos now. Sure enough, she soon had to change to a new roll of film.It was interesting to watch her work. In particular, her eyes appeared to take in every detail. She carefully arranged things I probably would’ve ignored, like the orange extension cord lying on the floor by my amp. She said it was going to be distracting if it was in the frame. She had Carl move his cymbal stand a few.