That morning was the first time I had seen Alex since our abduction. We hugged until they pulled us apart. Large men directed Alex and I, plus six oth...r young women out of our prison and into the sun light. From there we were loaded onto a bus and driven to a large facility. From the look of the tropical surroundings, I was no longer in the States. Any thought of rescue faded. At least I had my daughter sitting by my side, for the moment.That moment was short. We were directed off the bus and. He quickly grabbed the phone and called the cops. As he waited for them he went over what was missing, moving through the apartment as he did so. His TV, his dead wife's jewelry...A chill went up his spine. No...He looked up. The boxes that had been stored at the top of his bedroom closet were gone. The book was in one of those!Gone ... he sat on the bed and held his head, shaking.Today...Detective Sergeant Dianna Shepherd was going through the criminal records of the missing people she had. " Be quiet!" she meant to scream but which came out more of a plea.He looked at his watch."One minute," he pronounced.She turned desperately to look back at the concession stand but Randy was nowhere in sight. She then turned to look down the rows of cars to see if somehow he might be approaching from another direction."I'm telling you, he isn't coming back for at least another fifteen, twenty minutes." But ... but..." Ah, time's up," he grinned."Wait, your watch is fast. I..." Okay, to show. "And should he kill Cymra, you know the penalties for such." The Empress said."I do." If, and I say IF, the deed is done in darkness in the Castile, perhaps some leniency could be taken into consideration. But an open murder will not. Despite her current affiliations, she is still of the Royal House." If I may be so bold, perhaps a ritual reaving of the blood line should be performed on such outcasts. It would alleviate many problems that we currently face." I will take such into.