Instead of being nonplussed by the lack of gratitude, I marveled at her ability to glare with such blatant hatred at the person responsible for saving...her life. I knew it was the loss of her beloved hat that incensed her to the breaking point and her bad behavior was of no consequence to me in the slightest.Of course, we both boarded the train and sat opposite each other on the hard-backed bench. I was tempted to introduce myself, but was forestalled by her still visible glare of annoyance. They also had seven knives, six bows, thirty-five arrows, and a forty-five caliber rifle with possibles.One of the horses was Grey Fox's warhorse, a good paint stallion. There were two good roan mares, and a dun stallion. The other horses were average stock; shod geldings, so I assume they were stolen from a white man.After the stock was unloaded, I asked Bright Morning to stake them out to graze along with the others. She smiled brightly and answered, "Yes, James. Naomi told me you would do. .. THWACK!This stroke completed the Union Jack pattern on her bum and rendered her so shocked as to be incapable of screaming. The Chief Eunuch waited until she had drawn breath and was sobbing profusely. Her buttocks clenched and unclenched uncontrollably as she anticipated another line of agony across her arse.Whish ... THWACK!Once again she screamed as her rapidly blackening skin showed that this stripe was across the shoulder blades, much higher than any of the previous stripes.When she was. Diese Momente sind aber auch die schönsten Erinnerungen. Ich schaltete das Licht im Treppenhaus wieder an und schlich mich komplett nackt und ohne irgendetwas mitzunehmen langsam und leise die halbe Treppe runter. Falls jemand aus den unteren Wohnungen kommen würde, hätte ich jetzt noch schnell nach oben laufen können.Dort angekommen horchte ich eine Zeit lang. Als nichts zu hören war wurde ich mutiger. Ich ging noch weiter runter. Bis auf die Etage unter unserer Wohnung. Vielleicht schaute.