“What are you guys working on?” I asked.“I’m working on the master list of ways to brainwash people,” said Michael, “and I’m helping Dim...tri when he needs me.”“I’m studying local radio and television feeds for subliminal signals,” said Dimitri.“Dennis is investigating something more esoteric,” said Michael. “He found out that the town had its own witch trial long after they had them in Salem.”I wasn’t too surprised: Dennis wasn’t scientifically inclined like the rest of us. “Where is Dennis. Alex ignored her. He moved behind her and placing the crop on the floor he fastened her wrists. She turned her head to him as best she could. “Whip me master!” she implored. He picked up the whip and stood in front of her. He took one end of the crop and placed the other end on her cut lip. “Shhh,” he said softly. Her eyes sparkled as she watched him, her tongue flicking out at the tip of the crop. “Shhh,” he repeated. He ran the tip over her jawline, then down over the collar to her shoulders,. ’ I blinked. ‘Are you sure we’re talking about the same thing?’ I asked. I didn’t know much about Michael, but I did know that I had never seen Devnik pit himself against an entity as universally feared by the Dark as Lord Michael the Valiant. Devnik shrugged. ‘We are both talking about Michael, aren’t we?’ he asked in a voice that was much too calm. This was getting to be too much. Over the past few days I had watched Cariel cut Devnik across the chest. I had been on the receiving end of a. "This is a joint operation with our A-Team led by MAJ Del Vecchio and a Thai A-Team led by CPT Tamusarit. Both teams will be reinforced and supported by a Company of Thai Rangers under CPT Paribetra, and CPT Pengdith. The purpose of the operation is to eliminate the current trouble in the Thai Shan States." Each officer mentioned stood, so all could see him, when the Colonel spoke his name."Let me begin by introducing the senior officers. I'm COL Page, and I'm Commander of 46th Special Forces.