I kept them on the ship with me for safety. I did not want them to do anything that could possibly damage the ship.We were close to Syria here and Leb...non but at the moment, Lebanon did not exist as a political unit though it did before and after this period. It took a day and a half to get to Syria. We headed south then and came to a large promontory with a large harbour.Mithridates headed into the bay and we followed. Soldiers came when they saw the warships but the rails filled with children. When I had a moment, I looked up. What I saw was Olga, Anna, and Dominika all dancing and cheering. I smiled, and went to take a shower. When Boris saw me dressing, he asked again about getting some jeans. I asked what he had to trade for some. He said that he could bring me caviar, or the best Russian made vodka. Although I didn't care for the caviar, I knew that it was expensive. So I asked what kind, and how much. I already knew that my twenty-dollar jeans went for a hundred on the black. It's okay." I reassured him, then prattled on. "I really don't mind, I was... err, kinda surprised, like err, we haven't even kissed yet and here..." Oh," he said, "I hope you can forgive me," and he leaned over and smelled my hair. "I've been dying to kiss you for days now, but..."He kissed the top of my head. I liked that, but it wasn't what I was expecting. Then his lips touched the rim of my ear. I remember now they were dry and I felt his breath on my ear and neck.I spread my legs apart. With a swift punch to his jaw, Dave continued, “You and I both know we’ll get it out of you sooner or later, so just make it easy on yourself.”Charlie’s eyes darted between Dave, Maddie, and Henry. He was trapped. There was no escape route left. Worse, even if he were to escape, the death he’d receive from the Illuminati High Council would be excruciating. But if Henry took him in, he’d eventually discover Charlie’s secrets; he was too good an interrogator for anything less. If that.