When I continued I came upon a heavy wooden door with an arched top. I pulled it open and slowly eased my way within.After walking down a passageway w...th a bend in it I found myself in a grassy glade. There were jagged, young mountains rising all about me. I could see in the moonlight that a tall waterfall in the distance splashed into a large pool. That fed a stream that cut the valley and led away somewhere.A forge made of huge stone blocks was laid against one of the cliffs beneath an. He crushed her to him and then quickly released her in case he had hurt her. She reached up, wrapping her arms round his neck and kissed him. It started with warm, soft lips then her tongue darted out pressing against his lips. He opened them and it snaked into his mouth. Previously their tongues had played sinuously. This time hers was like an adder's, darting and striking against his tongue, the roof of his mouth and behind his teeth. It went everywhere in frenzied search. Richard responded. "As it turned out the feeding area was in the middle of the exercisearea, in full view of the prisoners.Bianca oversaw the initial intake of the prisoners and reviewed therecords of the few already there."I've been curious Mistress," said Otru. "Why are there so few men onyour staff?"With a chuckle she turned the question back on him. "Why are there sofew male troopers in the staff of the Reaper?" Because most lack the maternal instinct to know best how to deal withperpetrators," he grinned. Within a very few moments they drew up at the entrance to a large building which looked more like a warehouse than a private home."What's this?" asked Helen."Shut up," Derek said, and led the way into the entrance hall.A very old Kobekistani met them and escorted them into a sumptuously furnished sitting room where an even older man sat."Take off your abaya," said Derek."But I haven't got a dress on underneath. What is going on?" Helen asked.Derek said something in Arabic and two eunuchs.