"And I'm rounding down mind you ... Is somewhere in the ballpark of sixty-three thousand dollars per ounce of pure gold."Their eyes met across the des..., a forced of wills ensued silently, waiting for the other to break. After only thirty seconds, Jim looked down, unable to meet Bryan's laser-like gaze any longer.He stared instead at the three coins."I will add that they seem to appreciate in value against the Amero almost five percent a day."Jim looked up, somewhat stunned. He had finally done. Mark was in a dark room, he could hear Nissie and Sam sobbing uncontrollably, both started to scream the closer he got. What the hell? He opened his mouth to speak and Tantka's voice came out! Again, both of his women screamed as he tried to tell them it was him, Mark, but they just fled as they pulled weapons. Running away as fast as he could, he finally lost them, looking at his reflection, he saw Tantka's reflected back at him. Looking up, he saw Tantka with his arms around Sam and Nissie,. Thad motioned everyone into silence and then looked at the fifteen pledges standing before him. “Pledges, you have been called here this evening for a most important reason. Tonight, we will be having a trial. One of you has been charged with a crime for which there can be no excuse, and no leniency. One of you has profaned the oath you took as a pledge. One of you stands at the very edge of the abyss!” he thunderously intoned.We were all standing in a line, and every one of us was staring up. Allison lifted her left foot and placed the sole of her shoe on the side of Lionel’s head. He gave a gag-muffled whimper (Allison thought it sounded like a mixture of delight and fear as the spike of her heel brought its pressure to bear) in response.Allison was holding the flogger. She let the tails tangle so that they were within Lionel’s sight. “Something to encourage you, slave,” she said in a matter of fact tone. “Slaves should be made use of, so I have some tasks for you.” She moved her.