We bartered a bit before agreeing that she would take all the clothes in trade for making me two new sets of clothing including undergarment and socks... She would cut her price to wash my clothes from two pinches to one pinch. She took the bed rolls that I had taken off the three horses and said she would wash them and have ready for me about this time tomorrow.Feeling proud of myself with the dealings on the clothes, the next stop was the armorer who dealt with weapons. Again, we bartered long. No, no, not mentally although maybe that too but physically. Tilly did that as well. Of course I don’t bloody like it, who wants a cane on her arse? So why do I allow it? Because it’s what I am. Oh God, no, I wouldn’t let just anyone cane me or beat me or tie me, only someone I love. As if I could say any of that to anyone. So I told Maggie all was fine, thank you and it was a lovely lunch and I’m sorry about yesterday and it won’t happen again. Home again and this time I drank the large gin. When I got to the door there was absolute silence. My hands started to shake when I saw the little picture of my father in military garb was gone. I tried to open the door, but it was locked. ‘Daddy, open up, I have your card!’ Only the faint humming of an overhead light could be heard above the beating of my heart. I knocked on the door louder and louder, unable to stop. ‘Daddy, let me in, let me in, I have your Christmas card!’ I slammed my whole body against the door, hoping to break it in.. It could be a combination from hell! She’ll show you the characteristics of the most devoted future wife but when it comes to her k**s, watch out. For example if you combine the Newly Strong and Independent Woman with this woman what do you have? You get a woman that will overcompensate for their c***dren’s disappointment with her last relationship that she’ll overcompensate for it by irrationally sacrificing herself or ones close to her to satiate that black hole of self-indulgent behavior.