He ignored the details about the men's prison and went on, "Let's see, 'Designed to teach the most wilful miscreant the error of their ways, this stra... will make a very sudden and lasting impression on the upturned bare buttocks of even the most disobedient subject. It can deliver a most severe punishment with a few dozen strokes and the user will find the only way to apply this strap is with great force. The miscreant should be placed along a bench if available and secured with its bottom. Emmara fell to her knees as tesya looked in awe. those were azorious men. tesya thought to herself.. i might be able to break him free. but itll take some time she tried to console her friend but it was n o use emmara was gone. tears covered her face. chapter 2: detained where am i? a man spoke as he a sphere was carried from the sky. it looks so small out side but in it. its pretty cozy. i could do with out the whole.. orb thing.. maybe it could make a nice few day home he joked to himself as. We were still traveling along the Platte. They had pulled out far to the south of us. We'd see their wagons occasionally, but for the most part, it was like they weren't there.The Platte looked like it had shrunken in on itself. It is never a navigable river, but now it was even worse than normal. Ab said he was a little concerned about us having sufficient water for the cattle and horses if it continued to dry out.We made twenty-two miles for the day and camped on a large stream that only had. The first surprise was that we went south instead of north. We headed south, then west to the four corners area; a four hour drive. Then up a dirt road, and finally we reached an old house in the middle of the desert. I remembered then. Robert had an uncle, long since dead, who had willed him some land in the four corners. This must be it. We had never been here. Robert and Simon unloaded the booze and some of the heavy stuff, the large water bottles, gas bottles and such from the truck. I was.