It was comfortable. Beneath the tunic I had leggings like the locals wore; I thought it best to fit in to some extent.“Thank you for waiting.” I c...uldn’t help being a little sarcastic. This family had once kept three slaves waiting in the snow for an hour until they were ready to deal with some minor problem. “You will be aware that things have changed. Your slaves are now all free, you are the slaves now.” Gricolus made to speak. “If you speak without permission, remember what the consequences. You usually don’t make it back home until much later in the evening. Anyway, I’ve already made dinner and have lots to share ... and thought I’d bring you over some.”Pamela Fleming was my ever-friendly downstairs neighbor and the gal who watched over Bull Halsey and kept his food and water bowls filled while I was gone. Just on the more gracious side of the age of forty, she always looked pretty good for her age. Her secret, she’d once told me, was to remove any and every source of stress from. Benito listened carefully to what Bonnie had to say and regularly made little notes on his pad. He asked a few questions to draw out details but generally let Bonnie talk. Bonnie then started to describe her Saturday morning experiences. This time she acknowledged that now she understood her mother was trying to give her adventures, but she hadn’t understood at the time and she’d felt uncomfortable and betrayed by the whole experience. I didn’t come out looking too rosy in that description. Enjoying my shower and the touch of Elise’s finger across my skin it was time for Hailey to get some rewards. Whispering to Elise what I wanted she went off to retrieve her tools and I motioned for Hailey to join me. I centered her in between the 3 heads of the shower letting the water wash her troubles my hands gentle my voice soft. Washing her body cleaning every curve rinsing away the cut hair caressing every delicate spot rubbing away the aches. Elise was back and ready to go and I.