"I proposed to Sue Anne yesterday." Hardly thirteen, the girl lived four miles away. Her mother, Mary, allowed her to trade with us, their corn, for o...r squashes and sometimes a ham. The girl disliked visiting, but she was the girl who spoke to Hory most often. "She told me I was a pig turd." Her mama told her to say that." I consoled. The neighbors were mostly widows, as I indicated earlier. They may have let my falsehood slide, at the time, but they would never forgive us for saving a boy's. Slowly, slowly, on the second day, Rainbow began stumbling more and more. It must be incredibly hard walking with her feet and hands tied like that, and she had been really brave. Now and then she even shrieked something unintelligible, probably a call to her tribe or any other allies that might be nearby. Since she only did this now out of desperation, I guessed there was not much danger in the plea being answered. They were all in Maurur, I guessed, finishing sacking the city.It was afternoon. I took the box and placed it on the bed as I knelt on the floor to open it while Tahirah stood behind me watching on, I opened the box to reveal a ruby encrusted necklace with matching earrings and bracelets. OH…MY…GOD!! Tahirah look… I said in a high pitched voice. They are very beautiful like you my child. Tahirah smiled down at me, kissing my head with such sadness in her eyes. Whats wrong? I frowned. Remembering my wedding day… Anyway this is your day and we need to finish getting you. "I went to a smooth gold pole about foot high on a base on the floor. "Everyone ready?" Mother and then she turned a dial and I felt me body convulse, electric shocks went through me and I collapsed as it stopped.."She will do anything even if it means she dies." I heard mother say."Shock her again" a woman said, Mother said “Sit on it again so we can watch you get shocked again."I heard myself say "Yes." and did as she said. The woman took the dial and I again shook as the current went through.