Lt. Nichols pulled a map out of the HUMV and spread it onto the tailgate of our goat. She looked up then and saw Katrinka sitting on the litter where ... had been. "Oh ho, what have we here Staff Sergeant? A little young for you isn't she?" Take it easy LT, she was hungry and hurt. We're just helping her out for now. You don't think that I would give her a black eye like that, do you?" No Mick, I don't. Sorry about that. Do you think it will be alright to talk in front of her?" If she was a spy. Well over half were still alive and we carried them into town in carts and wagons.Father released the peasant conscripts, giving each man two silver coins and enough food to make it home. The shackled, uninjured troops were put to work gathering the grain. Most of it survived the fire, although slightly singed, and was now lying on the ground.The Nordlingers in the hidden underground shelters north of the Mazagan River brought in six of the escaped cavalry the next day. Those six were wounded. Meanwhile, Andy and Ken were standing well off to the side, watching. Although they had slept with Bobbie at school while she was naked, this was the first time either had seen her standing proudly naked since she returned from her honeymoon."Oh, Ken!" Andy exclaimed, "I would give anything to look like that when I grow up! Isn't she exquisite? Have you ever seen anything more beautiful or more primitive?"Ken had his arm around Andy tightly. He pulled her close and she felt the wonderful. Well, I may be embellishing a little… but they were god awfully loud. At long last we made it to the fifteen passenger van and were off. I rode shotgun with seven girls and a week’s worth of tubing gear packed in like sardines. I couldn’t help think that the Mars monkeys would have been easier to deal with, but three hundred dollars was two hundred and fifty more than I had to my name so I grit my teeth and dealt with the noise level. I found it funny how at ease the driver Lisa had hired.