”“Thanks, Greg, you do not know how much those words mean to me.”After that I decided that it was better to stay quiet. Instead I started making...sure that Naiya would go to sleep peacefully. Luckily she was a sound, even if an occasionally restless, sleeper. I could feel Karen watching me when I patted Naiya carefully until she fell asleep. After that I still kept on looking at that little girl, and even though I’m not at all religious, I said a silent prayer that she would be able to live a. I heard one of the guards say they'll keep her there for a year and then throw her in the solitary cells." Poor girl! She'd be better of if she did die!" Get on with your work, you two! No talking!!"This injunction from Twisted Grin was accompanied by a vicious cut from her whip which whistled angrily through the air, with all of that malevolent woman's considerable strength behind it. It cut Megan's back open across the shoulders. She uttered an agonised squeal and got on with her useless and. .." Calyndi weakly managed to call her friend's name, whose wings thankfully added to the shade."Good morning, Calyndi. How are you feeling?"Calyndi still felt rather faint, and the graves around her seemed to be spinning slightly. She was suffering from a feeling of weakness and vulnerability that she wasn't accustomed to. Still, with just a single thought of the previous night, the answer to Linki's question was undeniable."I feel absolutely wonderful."Mustering the little bit of strength. He dressed quickly; changing his hat for the fur one and his boots for the warmer others. Once he had the coat on he started to feel warmer. Subedar Turin waited until he finished and the men had left the room.“Sit down my old friend,” David told him. They sat opposite each other on the bunks.“The Colonel Sahib is here because he senses an attack is imminent.”David laughed, “You know me too well old friend.”“I have not thanked you for my promotion Colonel.”“It is nothing you have not earned.”.