"She was bound, there are still marks upon her wrists. Why?" The oldwoman looked at Misae scornfully.He looked away under her glaring gaze. "She fough... me like a pantherwhen I captured her...I felt that given the chance, she might try tokill me, Na-hao."Na-hao pursed her wrinkled lips and nodded, "Her spirit is as fiery asher hair. You were wise to take precautions with this one." She pattedhis arm with approval, "What are your intentions with her?" If the elders approve, I would like to add. We bothhad magnificent bodies and the crowd called for us to re-enact our crimes onthe platform for their entertainment. Then came themoment when our torture was to begin. We were each taken to one side of theplatform and stood between two posts. Our wrists were uncuffed and then cuffedto leather bands attached to the posts by rope. The ropes were wound onto smallwinches and they were tightened until my arms were horizontal. Then they weretightened a little more to give me some pain and the. If you wanna join me, you have to be at the store at 1:30.”“Alright. Thanks.”“You have to keep yourself busy for three hours...”He smiled at Mom. Mom was sitting in the front-passenger-seat. She didn't turn around to me the entire ride, but now she wasn't smiling anymore. Her look became serious, like she was trying to think about something... like she was trying to imagine something... like she was trying to figure out what to do.“Well, it's my son's birthday vacation, so he gets to decide. “Aye, though it pains me to admit my lack of success,” came the reply.“We must dice later then.”“Indeed we must. I’m rarely wrong a second time,” chuckled the second voice as they moved silently away.This pattern carried on for the next few hours, though in the end I suspect that any traces of us had been obliterated by all the hunting parties passing through.“What on earth can they be hunting?” I asked to no one in particular.“Birds, wild goats, even rabbits,” Talshish replied. “Although most.