The were various clauses in the will but all I could focus on wasthe words "thirty-five million". I was set for life and never had towork again. To he... credit Catherine didn't seem to mind the fact that shereceived comparatively little in the settlement and instead insistedthat the loss of her husband was much more of a problem.After we left the solicitors Catherine offered to give me a liftback to my hotel and began to quiz me about what I was going to donow. I mentioned that I was probably. With my foe dispatched the Wolves cheered.Looking down the road, I was satisfied there was no imminent danger. We had slaughtered the Raider’s force. The blood-bathed road was covered with dead and dying men. Perhaps a dozen had escaped north, following their intended path rather than turning back towards the fishing village. That made no sense to me, but men full of fright don’t think; one man takes a route and the rest follow him.Scratch moved in front of me with a wide smile and a face. The pregnancy was accidental, the result of youthful lust gone wrong. Joyce married the boy, who had apparently been a sweet and amiable loser, not very bright, and totally incapable of supporting a family. He left before a year was out, drifted for a number of years, and actually committed suicide when Kara was just eight years old. The girl was an infant when he left, and had no memory of the man. Joyce never remarried. Joyce received some help from her family, but they were people of limited. The transmission ended.The room was stone silent for a moment. I turned to one of the senior Guards. "Has all this been recorded?"The man blinked at me. "Of course Abdul Hadi." Re-transmit the Judgment immediately, worldwide coverage. Holocast the edicts first. I want full and immediate implementation. Move!"The Guard saluted and ran to comply.I sat back and took a moment to collect myself. We had only managed to save a tiny fraction of the girls at this year's marriage gate, 383 of the most.