"A friend?" laughed Zack, giving Misty a winning smile that seemed a touch on the crazy side, "I'm like a big brother!" More like a big bother, you me...n," chuckled Miranda, leaning to see around see around him as she continued to back up, "So, what brings you here, Zachary?" Hey, that's 'Zack'," he corrected in what passed for a stern tone, but didn't quite make it, "Anywhat, I'm the lucky courier who gets the privilege of driving this heap down to Saffron after you're done with it. By the way,. When we made our rest stop I went into the cafe and got myself a coffee, and some soup. When I tried to pay I only had my debt, but theirs was down, the older man from the bus was behind me and offered to pay for my meal. I thanked him and he told me I was more than welcome.We boarded the bus just after the sun had set. It was dark on the bus. I put in my ear buds for a while and tuned out. After an hour the coffee hit me and I used the bathroom, as I exited the older man turned to me and said. And Mrs. LaMark. Devon Highbridge simply ceased to exist; his belongingsunceremoniously tossed into the sea save for a few trinkets.As for Daphne, she grew quite close to Lady LaMark and took greatpleasure in learning all things feminine from her mother in-law.Fortunately, she was now rather close in size to Lady LaMark and so therewas ample clothing choices for her to try and wear around the ship. Atfirst, the corsets where burdensome but Reginald loved what they did forher figure and she. “Ran away?” Jason asked, startled. “What do you mean he beat you?”“Yes, it was the fourth time, Master,” the other girl, the one on the left answered in tears. Both girls then turned so that their backs were facing him and lifted up their sack dresses, revealing their stripped and bleeding backs, butts and thighs to Jason’s candle light. Jason was shocked beyond belief. How could anyone do that to children, he wondered? It was immediately apparent that these girls were in need of some medical.