She whispered back to the pirate and then turned her 10 watt smile on the ambassador. The ambassador was used to the many ugly things that happened wi...h the affairs of state, but he still shuddered a bit.An altercation a little ways into the town caught Ambassador Hascombe's attention. He was astonished at the sight of his beloved daughter in rags wearing a gag and having her hands bound in front of her. Her father sputtered, "What's the meaning of this?" This was the way we found her when we. It was a Monday morning and I had apparently only been gone for two days, instead of the two weeks it had seemed like I had been away. At first I was certain that I had just dreamed the entire experience, except there was a Gryphon skin rug on my living room floor and a mounted Unicorn's head hanging from one wall. Five large sacks under my kitchenette table held enough gold coins to quit work and move to much better digs, and live in style that I would very much like to get accustomed to. My. “I’m glad you’re back, Jacob,” LeBlanc said at the beginning of orchestra. “I know this is a tough time for you. Do you think you can play the concert? We’ll be rehearsing after school every day this week.”“Oh. Uh ... My guitar ... I guess I can use my practice guitar,” I said. I was back at school but still a little in shock.“You mean...”“My good guitar and my lute guitar were both smashed in the tornado.”“I’m so sorry.”“Sorry about my guitar? My sister died.”LeBlanc did something very. I will just upload the footage to my computer and put the cameras back on charge then we will shower you and run you a nice warm bath. I lay there with my ankles still shackled while he sorted out the films. After a few minutes he came over sat me up and clipped my arms behind my back and unclipped my ankles.After he had showered me and left me to soak for half an hour in the bath he came and dried me off and took me to my bed. He clipped one wrist to the headboard and told me to sleep. I was.