I was armed with my two double-barreled pistols, my two Colt Pocket Pistols, and my derringer. I asked Rachel if she could use a gun. She said that sh... could, so I gave her one of the Colts. That Colt would probably not kill anybody that Rachel shot, but it would hurt like hell, and that was good enough for our requirements.I was still talking to Rachel with my back to the door. Well, that shows you how out-of-practice I was. However, Rachel gave me plenty of warning when she fired her Colt at. The grinning guard looked her up and down for a few seconds. Then shouted another order."Follow me"Megan followed the guard in the direction of a wooden hut, about the size of a garden shed, the other guard following her. The woman who had started all this was grinning from ear to ear. She turned to Clarissa."You won't have her to look out for you for a while! If ever! She'll be so much dried meat by the time they've finished with her carcase!" But you'll have me!" whispered her new friend.. .. help you, eh?"For a moment, he didn't answer. Then: "Join me... ? What do you mean?" Throw in with you... both of you... help you get the ransom money from my father," she said quickly, excitedly. "Don't you see? With my help, we couldn't fail..." And without it, we will, eh? Is that what you're saying?" Shannon whispered back at her."Maybe... maybe not, I don't know, Cher, but no one knows Gaston Larreau better than I do... I know how his evil mind works, and I believe I can out-guess him,. "When Andy and I stood up and turned toward their table, the girl was still on the floor and Sam and Cassie were still standing, glaring at the men. I heard one of the men say, "Oh, shit."I looked at Andy and said in a loud voice, "There are five of them. What do you think?" That's just enough to make it interesting," he said with a ferocious grin.The five men got to their feet and all of them faced Andy and me. Cassie ran to the girl and helped her out of the way."That was my wife you called a.