Hakon continued to watch Nassie for a good long while, waiting to see if she broke under his menacing stares. Nassie merely stared back at the Viking ...hat was her captor. Whatever his plans for her, she would not make it easy for him. She smiled at him, bearing her teeth in a way that was more animalistic than inviting. Hakon chuckled. Nassie knew that whatever lay ahead for her, it would not be easy. She would be used, abused, and if she was lucky enough to survive, probably sold into slavery.. If we can't ... being the best damn uncle I can be will just have to do, eh? And your brother. We can do this, Jet. We have to. And loving you from afar. I will not encourage you or tempt you to break your vows. Our lives brought us here and as a man of honor, I expect you to be a great husband and father. Just like as a man of honor I had to step aside."He couldn't stop the emotion pouring off him as he toyed with his bracelet. "Semper fi, sweet boy. You keep that bracelet with you and I'll. I heard them laughing and one, a massive guy with a barrel chest, took the cigars from her and said loudly, "Annie, what kind of trouble did you get yourself in this time?" They all looked in my direction. I couldn't hear her answer."Harry, are you there," came from the 'phone on the seat which I had forgotten. "Where you been? What's happening? Mike wanted to know."We found it, her company is paving the road," I gave him all the information I could; it was a short street with four large homes. Sure, my eyes felt like someone had ground a pound of sand into them. My mouth tasted like I had sucked on some hobo’s socks all night. But over all, I had felt a whole lot worse following a night on the town. I brushed my teeth, gargled, and tossed warm water across my eyes. Then I shaved off the stubble from the previous night. After examining myself again in the mirror I grabbed my robe, put it on and padded down the hall toward the kitchen. I put on a pot of coffee and tried to decide on.