Alfred kept smiling, but didn’t answer. The silence and waiting was making Conny more and more nervous. Now he had made up his mind he wanted to be ...one with the humiliation as quickly as possible.“Did you hear anything?” asked Alfred.“Maybe it was a dog barking”, said Daniel.“But then we should see a dog somewhere”, said Ron.“True, and dogs walk on all fours, don’t they?” asked Alfred, briefly looking at Conny.He didn’t want to do it, but he felt he had no choice, after the way his parents had. I quickly untied her from the branch, tied her wrists and ankles together, removed, washed and replaced the gag, after giving her a drink of water then dragged her, naked and shivering, beneath a bramble covered upturned old fibreglass boat mould. I am not a murderer, I just put on my trousers, shirt and socks but laid the rest of my clothes over her, adding a spare coat I kept in the van to keep her warm until tomorrow night.Today is Friday and I being at work. The weekend lies ahead and I do. A stone dropped the last kid and Sora emerged from her hiding spot among the bushes. The three heroines rushed to the weak girl’s body. Her labored breaths told them she yet lived. “Just get it over with…” the white haired girl spoke, her voice weak and wavering. “We are here to help, Candace.” Alexia smiled at her. “Yeah right.” She thought. An arm wrapped around her waist and picked her up. She saw a dark haired angel lifting her up. Another arm grabbed hers and she saw the brunette. ”“For you? Two bucks.”I was trying to speak, but my throat went dry and my tongue stuck to the roof of my mouth.“Okay Okay Okay ... I’ll toss in Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan - 3-volume set by Diane Skoss (Koryu Books): that includes Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions Of Japan; Sword & Spirit: Classical Warrior Traditions Of Japan, Volume 2; Keiko Shokon: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan, Volume 3“I hitchhiked to Lansing and bought the books. I don’t care HOW long they had.