Run off a herd of those horses and you cripple that station. If they have a thousand guards but the horses are gone, they might as well not be there."...ut without men outside the walls, Count Tellan, you lose."Tuck subsided and Count Tellan was silent for a while, looking at Tuck. His wife leaned close and whispered something in his ear that Judy couldn't hear at all. The Count smiled at his wife."I am told, Lord Tuck, that you know some of our military terminology. 'Shelter half' for instance.". Once they tackle you a few times and they see how much it hurts, they'll be trying twice as hard to knock you down. Plus Coach Watkins will never allow you to play in that kind of pain." You caught me by surprise, Amber. I'll be ready when we play. You'll never know that those scrapes even bother me at all," predicted Steve with an unconvincing smile. "Tell us where this interview will take place."That was all it took to get the subject changed, although Gwen maintained a concerned look for. They were barefoot, and I tried to remember that since I had my boots. We crossed a small meadow and entered the woods, staying along the edge instead of going deep. We were, according to my figuring, heading north.We slept, huddled together like dogs, and woke to drink from a small creek and then move on. By noon we had passed several tidy farms and resisted the temptation to ask for food and help. And by nightfall, I had been challenged by an American sentry and found a cavalry camp. One man. They recognized that their captain wanted some alonetime with her slave. Killian just bent down and stroked Deva's cheek,smiling down at her."Glad you missed me despite having two fun playmates," she saidchuckling as she stroked her slave's cheek and hair. Deva just moanedand leaned into the touch her body was so much more sensitive thanbefore."Of course I missed you Mistress I've started getting close to you andwell I'm kinda glad that I'm your slave," she said blushing hard as shesaid it,.