She screamed and screamed and choked and gagged but I didn?t stop until I was done. Once I had finished the whipping, I went to the wall and let the ...hain down some so Teri could breathe better. She was crying and begging me to stop all through the whipping. Once I had finished and let her have a little slack in the rope around her neck she sobbed almost hysterically. I told her I was going upstairs to do an internet search on her and her family and if I found any other lies, I would be. Panicked, Mia told Lord Kronk that the old man had left stating he would return in two days. Lord Kronk was angry and told Mia that if he did not return she would be punished since she allowed the old man to leave without informing him.Lord Kronk had an important guest coming in the next week and wanted to ensure the old man was present to tell his wonderful tales. Lord Kronk wanted to impress his guest and felt the telling of the tales would be the best way as all his friends and other Lords. The settlers would have traveled for almost a decade to get to Jewel. They most likely had a picture and scientific readings of the planet from a probe that declared the system habitable. The settlers had no guarantee, that when they arrived, they would not find something devastating different. They, almost certainly, were running out of supplies and were doomed if something unexpected was discovered. There were many examples of this occurring in early exploration. I could imagine the glee in. I knock on the door."Yeah?" A voice rings out.I push the door open but don't step inside. Instead I lean against the door frame and cross my legs.I smile my sweetest smile. "Hi."He smiles back. "Hey." How are you?" I ask."I'm great, how are you?" I'm great too." I amp up my smile a bit. "So...." I say teasingly.I look about his office. It's cramped and full of half computers and other gadgets that I don't know.He gets up from his chair and steps forward. "So.... What brings you down here?"I.