"But I still don't want you to see Bria, at least until your children are born." And Maygis?" she asked, hopefully. "May I see him? He is the father, ...fter all."He shook his head. "I forbid it, Kathia. There is something about that boy I do not like. It's not just the fact that he has both you and Bria with children. There is something else about him. I do not want you seeing him ever again." But poppa..." You mind me, Kathia," he spoke up. "He frightens me, and I don't want you near him!"It. Now we were ready to start the training in earnest.The next 12 days were spent in training the men in how to handle their swords well enough to keep from being chopped into mincemeat the first time they ran into a monster or a demon. Everybody, including the trainees, realized that they were still not fully trained, but the monsters and demons in our neighborhood were pretty damned inept as fighters, so the men could get some idea of what a real battle would be like.Our first day on patrol was. Now there was a weapon! We could get shells for that 16-gauge that held six #00 buckshot and that was enough at the close range that pistols were normally used for.No man was going to challenge a woman to a duel, so she did not have to worry about being a quick draw with it. Anyway, I bought a 16-gauge double barrel for her to use instead of the .44 Remington. We went to a cabinet maker and had the stock sawed off and fashioned into a pistol grip. A long leather strap let her hang the shotgun. You’re here with me. Go on.”“He…he was rough, and it hurt…and he…well…he called me a fucking whore when he was done.” She dropped her head, and I could hear tears in her voice.I kissed her again. “That’s enough Sara. You don’t need to tell me any more. And, for the record, Jace is a filthy piece of shit, and should be horsewhipped.“Now, Sara, you want to do what I say, don’t you?”“Yes, Master, I want to do what you say.”“Then listen to me. When you remember what Jace Monette did to you, it will.
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