" Sarah paused. "I hadn't considered itbefore, but are they related to anyone I know?"A wide grin crossed her friend's face. "Could be!"*****11:50A... EDTIt was always a bit intimidating, Sarah mused, to watch Nicole's visibletransformation from casual friend to monarch, even after having spentthe last thirty-five years living in close proximity. ~It's just likethe change on Wednesday morning when I asked my question, as if she'staking a mask off and showing her true self.~Nicole had fully. You can’t force them back. Trying might even make things worse. So relax, let your brain recover. I’m going to order takeout, are you ready for dinner?” Shortly after they finished eating, the phone rang. Evan heard only Travis’s side of the conversation, consisting of: “You did? That’s excellent. Yes, he is. Oh that’s interesting. Yes, we’d appreciate it very much, thank you.” Travis hung up the phone. “That was the police, and I know why you were thinking of ‘hill and dale’: Dale is your. The were only referred to as ‘slave j’ as in the case of Jane or ‘slave b’ for Barbara, and so on. Or they were just called ‘slave’ - period.The second kidnapped girl had already been fully conditioned for her new role in life and sold. She was purchased by a man who fancied himself as a Master but had not the faintest idea of how to go about training a young girl for his purposes. He paid a half a million dollars for ‘slave c’ and it was from that transaction that Skippy financed the new slave. .. restricted outbound telephone communication until we get a handle on this." Restricted?" I asked."Yeah, I had Raynell's two boys shoot out the only transformer on the main trunk line into the reservation. It will probably be Monday before the phone company gets anyone out here to replace it. However, word is bound to leak out soon. I can't keep people from leaving the reservation," Dawn said tiredly. "We used almost all our reserves of food to hold the celebration, so we can't feed this many.