"There will be a lot more bodies choking up this bridge before we are done," I shouted into the mist. Our men roared their approval at my words and I ...ust hoped that there wouldn't be many of ours but I held no trust in my wish. "Hawking put the casket at the side of the wall, midway down the bridge," I commanded.I turned to the temple guard and militia men still with me and told the men to unload a carriage and hitch up a mule team. The militia men ran off and I took the temple guard by the. “Stop fucking screaming,” he yells. He uncovers her mouth and tells her to apologize like the good girl she is. When she refuses, he smacks her inner thigh. “I’M SORRY!” she yells. “Please stop!” He smiles at her and slowly unties her from the pole, but leaves her hands bound together. He walks her upstairs and into a bedroom. She tries to break free and he grabs her from behind. He sticks a finger inside her and fingers her until she moans. Then, he throws her on the bed. “Don’t try. Life has been peaceful for years. It does get a little quiet in the forest sometimes, walking for miles alone, and it’s slow going. I was listening to the sounds of the woods: the birds, the squirrels chattering, here and there in the distance a dog barking near a cottage. There’s never anything new. But then, I thought I heard a voice, a melody. I moved more slowly, I could actually make out a few words of sweet singing. A woman’s voice, and a song I never heard before. I thought I knew them. " It made perfect sense to me. In fact it answered a lot of questions I had on the subject.Tina asked when they would be moving and Fumi told her they had discussed it and wondered if it would be possible to have the things they wanted shipped to our house to save plane fare.None of their families were wealthy and it would be a strain on them to pay for another trip.I suggested that they only have sent the things that couldn't be purchased in the states and that we would take them shopping for.