By the way, the driver was a former neighbor, who I hadn't seen in years and presumed the same of my dear departed wife.My head space was somewhere be...ween bitterness and depression. There was no sign of any trouble, our lives had been going smoothly, even including our sex life. What the fuck.So I was slowly settling in. The property was about 50 condos with different levels of care available. I took the basic, because I was in good health, really all I needed was a place to stay and some. "Well done," Lieutenant Mayfield told the two troopers over their helmet radios. The Lieutenant had a ringside seat as he sat in his office and watched everything via the troopers' helmet cams. "Helicopter is on the way."After making sure the transmitter was off, the first trooper took the battery out and pocketed it and the transmitter along with Robertson's gun, while the other picked up the flashlights and retrieved the tranquilizer darts. It only took a minute to handcuff the prisoners, and. "Oh, I know that, and you know 'zactly what I mean, too." He grinned. "I told you Doctor Bob thought you were good."Jo was smiling.They had other pieces to work on as well as our concerto, so I was quite happy to sit back and listen for a great portion of the session, a pleasant thing. And I had my FIRST ever run with a concert orchestra accompanying me (and Jo. Jo's what makes it possible) and surprisingly, it's horrible, but not as horrible as I'd imagined. This is a piece that Jo and I had. She turned and ran the rest of the way to the men. One stood and took her in his arms. They embraced, and the man - it must have been Ashtitu - picked up his naked bride and carried her away.The drums and the chanting had stopped when Kanaruu and Ashtitu has embraced. Now it began again. "Now you will become pihali-aliahuu, brides of the change," Itimii said. "Welcome to our people." Fight it," George said, but Leo barely heard. The drumming, the chants were invading his soul. He moaned.