The shoreline actually receded east for a while, but then three minutes south of Aleppo all land abruptly ceased."That's it for land until we pass ove... Metula," the mufeto went on. "Probably in about another thirty-five minutes. That far south, it'll be well past sunrise."I turned back and nodded again slowly. I was more than a bit puzzled by his kind demeanor. The mufeto was acting like a tour guide, and to a lowly CL-2 no less! His smile was totally different than the stiff and formal. “Would you please tell the beautiful princess that I apologize for not understanding a word she is saying? Tell her I can tell that she is upset, and if yelling at me and calling me names makes her feel better, she is free to continue. When she is done, we will finally discuss what is going to happen today,” I calmly told our captured guide-turned-translator.My eyes also never left the gorgeous face of the Princess except to glance occasionally at her quivering titflesh. “That won’t be. It was very long beforepeople began filling the large circus tent. Seth watched as his row filledup quickly, then those immediately behind him, until soon there were buttwo or three seats left. The lights dimmed and an orchestra, or rather somerecorded music filled the air as a spotlight illuminated Kevin as he walkedto the center of the ring."Good evening ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Wild West show," he spokeinto a cordless microphone as he moved closer to the audience. "Before theshow. I finally saw the old observation platform and dropped the sails and lifted a little to move onto it. I lowered the boat until the platform took all the weight and began shutting down, "grab your packs. Dragons scout."I ducked below and grabbed my pack and bow and started to leave. I saw the small metal square on a seat cushion and picked it up. I growled as I looked out before I shut it off. I slipped it into my pack before going out onto the deck. I took my rifle apart and tucked it into the.