Now so exotic items like the whalebone and the eelskin had taught her submission, and her most pain-sensitive parts had been allowed to taste the taws... and the needle whip. And the flagrum taxillatum. Oh, how had the roman scourge opened up her flesh in uncounted sessions, down to the white of ribs and shoulder blades...! Never she would forget this torture! The devastating agony and her own screams for mercy and death had branded themselves deeply into her mind. After the infernal ordeal at. All of the symbols melted away and a moment later,the whole page was written in English instead."Oh shit," Matt exclaimed, dropping the book onto the floor in surprise."Did you see that?" Luke blurted out. "Does it always do that?"But Matt only stared down at the book in surprise and confusion, seeingthat the page was changing back to being those weird symbols again. Hestared at it for a moment more before reaching for the book. As soon ashis hand had touched it, the writing once again. “Pardon me Miss Lexi, there is a gentleman at the door requesting to speak with you” Henry said from the doorway, Lexi looked and was surprised to see Brand standing frowning at the door, Gideon walked to the door with her, handed her the kitten with a wink as she opened the door, “now you just need to redo the solarium” Lexi huffed “my solarium is just fine, hello Brand what brings you here.”Brand’s eye’s slide over Gideon in masculine appraisal of another male, Gideon smiled “I shall be off. Both parents smiled and breathed much easier at the sound.The after-birth was disposed of in a small pit dug by Jeff out behind the house, and the new family settled down to its first day of the new life.Jeff had a surprising amount of time on his hands, now that he was not hunting all of the time. He had decided that he wanted a bow and arrows, not because he was dissatisfied with the results from his atlatl, but more for the variety it offered. Therefore, he took the opportunity to make a bow.