“Relax dear. Enjoy it. You’re going nowhere until I say you may.” I knew this for the threat it really was. With Martins lashings etched on my m...nd, I lay back on the bed. I stilled my circling thoughts and calmed my breathing. Lorris looked down at me. “It’s okay Bess, I won’t hurt you. I love to touch your body. I love to feel its smoothness against my palm, like this.” She held my breast in one hand, squeezing it gently. I closed my eyes willing the tension to leave my body. A warm trickle. She was dressed in a buckskin shift, knee length and with a beadedbelt. Extravagant hoops hung from her ears and beaded choker encasedher neck. Over the calf high moccasins, the ornately beaded dresswas complimented by miscellaneous bracelets and necklaces. Braidedhair and beaded headband completed the ensemble."You look like the genuine article," smiled Dave.He thanked the ladies for their skill and imagination. The eveningpassed in the usual raucous manner of pow wow's with alcohol. . Which meant that he slept in a crib, ate at a highchair, playedin a playpen and got changed a lot. However Kyle was happy. He wasthinking he felt more of a girl than a boy and after he was pottytrained and was the age he was supposed to be. Kyle had problemsremembering how old he was. Was it 5 or 6?As for Grace, she no longer took care of Kyle, except when she playedwith him. She got other responsibilities, such as cleaning the house,or cooking. In fact she used all her time just doing this.. “This may take a while to do Naci. As long as the leadership of the council is in the hands of a power monger, I won’t stop. I am also hoping to gain a few allies from the other families that have been victimized.” I told Naci with a sudden serious face.Placing her hands on her hips Naci stared straight into my eyes. “I told you Toman, where you go so do I! Are you thinking of sending me back to father?” Here her hands started to glow brighter. “I don’t suggest that you try! I’m not as strong.