I move behind you and pick you up from under your armpits. Lifting you with ease, I bend your midsection over the branch. I attach another tree branch... this time longer and stronger, to each ankle cuff, spreading your legs wide. You can just reach the ground with your tip toes tied as you are. I unattach your wrist cuffs, and move them higher up past your elbows. I loop a belt around the middle of either thigh, and attach you elbow cuffs to your thigh belts. I tie your wrists to your calves,. ‘Brave as your attempts to thwart us may have been.’ The guy with the Nano-MP said. Eddie thought his name was Walter. ‘The Voinian’s are quite eager to come back.’ ‘Anyone got a cigarette?’ Eddie said in a mutter. Walter grinned. ‘It’s your lucky day, my friend.’ He said, his free hand throwing a pack of Lucky Strikes to Eddie, who caught it. With one of the filters between his lips, he muttered again. ‘Anyone got a light?’ Walter nodded at Tegan, who shoved her Beretta into the waistband of. "I saw this thing in the window,and, what is it the kids say, 'it called to me.' So I bought it and broughtit here with me." So what is the 'thing', already?" Manny asked."Yeah, you just sold houses," Rob said. "I'm the actor. I'm the one whogets to make a big production out of everything." Trust me, Rob," Manny said. "There's a lot of acting in the real estatebusiness." Says, the mailman," Mark laughed. "But you still haven't told us what's inthe damned bag."Mark opened the bag. "Ta! Da!" He. " Can you ask? I mean, if you even want to. I know you are really busy with your regular practicing. Oh, well, maybe it is a bad idea..." Sandra finished glumly, as she remembered Richard's situation with his technique."Hold on, hold on," Richard said. "I'd really love to do this." Really?" Sandra said, brightening."Yes, definitely. But, let's see how things go. It might mean we have to spend more time in the practice room than in the dorm room together." That's okay," Emily said."Will you ask.