With each prison they went to, they found more and more prisoners slain, always with their bodies on display like the aftermath of some horrific battl.... Hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands of adults and children, hanging from nooses or impaled on pikes, their souls harvested. It was Dominion’s retaliation, his way of saying he was going to make them suffer for challenging him.But it was worth it, because every person they saved made the Nexus Strain stronger. It was like a growing. "Everybody was talking about the Homecoming dance," added Kayla. "And, of course, you and Jilly were the main topics of conversation," continued Jake."Of course," I said disgustedly. I could see already that it was going to be tough that first day back."You wouldn't believe some of the stories I heard today," said Jake. "You were dead, Jilly was on life support, Martians had landed. You name it, I heard it today." Was Molly at school? Surely she could have straightened everybody out." Shirley. ‘Are you out of your fucking mind,’ I think I said. Terrorists and kidnappers aplenty waited for anyone idiotic enough to try either route, not to mention a few extra war zones to traverse along the latitudinal route. With these preliminaries out of the way, I asked about how long these trips might take? The Americas trip? Maybe five months, though six or even seven seemed more likely. And the equatorial option, I asked cheerfully? Better count on a year, he said sheepishly, but hard to tell. “Clint, I have given a lot of credit to you and your come to Jesus moment. When that traveling revival, show came through, I was happy that you, finally, got your shit together. But I guess I need to remind you that you still owe me two weeks for drunk and disorderly. Any comment?”Elsworth stood there for a moment debating his options. Coming to a conclusion, he said, “I just wanted to express my feelings to you Sheriff. Please don’t see this as a demand for action on your part. Or a.