”“Maybe that’s just the magic that kept her looking like this. There’s no way she could be alive after all this time.”“But what if she is?...�� Treya protested. “We can’t just leave her here.”“If we open the casket, we might break the enchantment that’s kept her like this. It would be like desecrating a body.”“But if she’s alive...”Corec took a deep breath and exhaled. “If she’s alive, you’re right. We can’t leave her here. And if she’s dead, I don’t suppose she cares too much what she looks like.. Ariston heard hoofs. He jumped to the top of the canyon. "It is a trap," he shouted.The caravan stopped, the guards riding to the front looking up at Ariston. They recognized him as Mustafa's partner. What was he doing here?"The canyon top over there is full of hills men. I need men to ride up behind the hill and attack them from behind."Across the canyon, the tribal chief saw his plans unraveling. It is one thing to attack an opponent who cannot strike back. It is another to face mounted men. " Captain Wilson said taking a cigar from a box on his desk."Is that who he is sir" The Sergeant obviously Colin said."Yes oh how things change, you don't realise how unlucky you are Bernard I would have welcomed you four weeks ago but now we have got things sorted and you are a problem. What to do with you, that is the question" Captain I am a superior officer and I order you to relinquish your command" Bernard told him."How many men did he have with him?" Wilson asked."Only a dozen all. My girlfriends had abandoned me about thirty minutes earlier, each of them having found their own Mr. Right for the evening. I was wearing my little black dress, and having anticipated something great might happen..A particular lack of undergarments. Then I met him, he was near six foot tall, towering over me and very well muscled. He leaned down to whisper into my ear, and his words sent a shiver down my spine. Soon enough I took hold of his hand and lead him towards my car. After About five.