You were about to ask if you could stay with me? Or is that wishful thinking?”“Wishful thinking? You’d like me to stay?”“I’m a normal man,...why would I not want a pretty young woman to stay with me?”“Perhaps because I’ve been living ‘by the kindness of strangers’?”“That’s very honest of you – actually, I think I’d quite like to give you a helping hand and a little company won’t go amiss.”Was it really that easy?“I don’t suppose you’ve got a clean change of clothes, have you?”“No, sorry.”“Not a. Don’t step out from behind this tank.’ They settled into place. Tor could feel Enjine shaking, and laid a hand on her shoulder. It didn’t help the shaking. The door opened, and three men stepped out. Tir and a terrified Enjine opened fire. In two seconds it was over, with all three guards down. ++ Enjine dropped the gun and sobbed. Tir darted forward and grabbed the free floating stretcher. Alani was unhurt, and sleeping deeply, bound to it. The voice crackled. ‘Where you are now, I cannot see. Men vying invited ladies to dance, and shamelessly felt them up, mainly not theirs. As in general it all was conventionally party-legal, and corresponding to the amount of alcohol, I had nothing to do but to accept it, and to calm my growing ripe jealousy down I used the same trick and didn’t give my hands a rest. Soon all the company was ‘out’. I was pretty tight too, but still could take a hit. It was already time to leave, but chief didn’t lose hold of Iris, inviting her for a dance again. But she didn't voice that concern to Samuel. Chances were that he already knew this as well. Voicing it would only mean facing it, and she had no easy solution to offer yet either.Samuel was insistent. When Darlene still held back, he threatened to command her to do it if she wouldn't go otherwise.Darlene gave in. She knew she'd let Samuel command her any time he wished for anything he wanted. And he would, too.Darlene determined that she could have herself shipped as freight cheaper than.