"Your sister called us and told us you where attacked," her motherexplained. "You nearly left us. I can't abandon one of my children." You did leave m...," Ann said focusing, gradually awakening to the truththat this was not a dream. "You told me you can't accept me or mylifestyle," she hissed through her wired jaw. "You told me to go, andnow you are here for me? In an hour of need I suppose?" I told you he wouldn't listen, Laura." Ann turned slightly to confronther father."I suppose you're. "Get out of the wet." Need to get my horse in." I told her."Around back. It's open," she said. "I'll meet you at the back door."After I saw to my horse, she was waiting, now shod, belted and buttoned. I handed her my note and studied her while she read by the candle's light. She looked up at me and raised an eyebrow."You're a rebel," she said. It was not a question, but I nodded."My husband was not. Didn't hold with war at all, with killing."I told her my name and she said hers was Fran.. Ingeborg, is her name. I looked at her and said "hello" she replied "hello" and came over to me, she stood next to me, as if she had something to say, she looked like she wanted something. she looks at me and says "I've seen you looked at me tonight, do you like my dress?" I am completely put off and my immediate reaction is to apologize. It's my friend's little sister, it's forbidden fruit. She says, "Don't worry, I won't say anything, I just wanted to say I always thought you were so. As the time for the banquet approached more people were arriving. The larger the crowd, the easier it would be for their plan to succeed. They needed to look busy until it was time to act. If security was alerted too soon it would be easy to sweep them up.Getting into the Master's Lifestyle Expo had been easy. They had created a phony company that sold slave devices and then asked to be a vendor at the show. They had found a place in San Francisco that would rent similar items that the company.