Amon sees the log, orders Equalists to electrocute the log. so they did. after that, she comes out and ran. she was not affected by it. one equalist s...ruck her behind her back with electrocuted ball. she was electrocuted again, this time to affect her. she dropped to her knees, other equalists grabbed her wrists, tied her wrists behind her back. she was picked up then put on the shoulder of equalist. Cassandra was groaning softly, her forehead was grabbed by Amon. looking at him as Amon looks. . !" Karen started to say."Do it!" I shouted sharply. This time I didn't wait for a reply. I started walking towards the birds. Silently I hoped the girls would do what I had told them. As I walked I brought my rifle up to the ready. I didn't want to take anymore chances. I'd been dumb once.I walked off the small rise and down into the knee high grass that grew between us and the river. As I walked, I kept looking about. Other than trees, brush, and rocks there wasn't much to see. All the. ”“That’s exactly what we were thinking. This is the perfect time for you to take a break and help guide the Emperor’s decisions. If you win his confidence, making it clear you support his rule, you’ll go far. He’s known to richly reward those he favors.”“No thanks, that’s partly why we’re in this mess, because everyone tells him only what he wants to hear. I’d rather forego the largess, and remain free to speak my mind, to whoever needs to hear it.”“Yeah, there is merit in that argument, though. They all have to be brought in from out of the local town and then be off grounds long before the party starts. If one of the outsiders are late it will throw everything off!" Well don't worry about it much. There is bound to be some glitches here and there." I smiled and scooped up some cold slaw. "It will take some time for us to get our clothes off after all." I teased.Cleo looked at me sharply for a moment and saw that I was laughing at her. She relaxed. "Yeah well. You really never know.