The afternoon schedule had called for cabin 7 being at the archery field while cabin 6 was having a swim but, instead, Pete kept the guys in their cab...n, getting them to pack the gear they would need and giving them their last instructions.Robert and Luke were seasoned outing 'survivors', having been with Pete in the past but, for Tom, while it had not been his first summer camp experience, it had been his first year with Pete and as for Thomas, Henry and Jake – this was their first year at. When he stood up, Beth almost fainted for the second time that day. Thistime, however, her faintness was caused by shock, and her shock was causedby seeing the objects that the man removed from his pack. There were two setsof manacles, slightly different from each other. The smaller set consistedof a steel collar, with wrist cuffs attached to either side by short lengthsof chain. The collar would force the wearer to stand with her hands almostlocked behind her head, and her elbows jutting. In case of a breakthrough by someone ramming the gate, they would provide a large amount of fire power to stop the vehicle and its occupants from any further breach.Dave had guardhouse duty from six p.m. that evening to eight p.m. when he turned things over the Dale. Dave then took up sniper duty overlooking the same guardhouse he’d just spent two hours in, welcoming home many Circle members and deflecting two cars of the curious who’d seen the television series and read Cricket’s book.Jim. “Hey mom,” Sam said as he saw me on the touch, “are you tired?”“Ya, exhausted,” as I finally got up to my feet, “do you mind if I just order us a pizza?”“Sounds good,” Emma said as both her and Sam walked up the stairs.Pizza was ordered, pizza came and we ate and chatted a little, but not a lot, just like usual. The leftovers were put away, dishes into the dishwasher and everyone went up to their rooms just like every other night. For Sam and Emma everything must have seemed normal. There was.