. or had been. She'd normally refuse to admit anysuch thing, but at the moment she didn't deny that she wanted this womanmore than anything before in ...er life.Running a hand over her balding head, Janet took a deep breath, remindingherself that this was just some little slut that she should have noproblem with. Janet grinned to herself, then walked over to the woman,saying, "Your place or mine?"Almost instantly the slap caught Janet across the face, though sheignored it, grabbing the woman's. I heard a click, then another and felt the strange hands leave mine. I tried to move my arms, but they were secured together, metal clanging when I tried to move. I was partly on my side, facing away from the door, my arms out behind me. I turned my head towards the door and I faced a menacing character behind me. He was dressed in all black, including a black hood with holes for his nose and eyes. I tried to scream but all that came out was a garbling sound, the cloth gag doing its job. I. I thought you were being unfaithful to me, and we were not even married yet. It flipped a switch in me and I went off the wall. I damaged you and you did not deserve anything that I caused to happen to you. There is no way that I can undo that damage. I have destroyed the only person that I really cared about, because I was stupid. I should have spoken with you, I should have trusted you. Instead, I flew off the handle. I felt like I was being abandoned again. I never spoke about it, but I have. Oh! And kill a whole family, not only does the world turn against you, but members of the same village, tribe, whatever, stride into the vacuum. These are not societies driven by the same rules that mark us. And Oh! How they love martyrs! But strip away the complexity and what do you see? Male dominated societies, warrior based leadership. Mark the leader as effeminate and who will follow? None!" Sensing that Henry was done with his tirade, Smilie interjected, "So is that what will.