To take as little breaks as possible. We were all tired, but we were coming closer and closer to ending this. To destroying the Biomancer Vebrin’s s...ul.What a wonderful treat that would be. To end his villainy once and for all. He would not get a second chance to populate the world with those abominations like the ones who attacked us. Or the thing that followed us pretending to be an owl.So far, we’d found no new creatures tailing us.I wasn’t the only one who often rode in silence. Ealaín. And now again she didn't know how much this was going to hurt ... he had said it would be even more severe. Her bottom was already extremely painful, even after the burning of those last two awful strokes had faded ... how much more could she stand?She heard his orders and felt the cane pressing first on her waist and then moving once more to her bottom, low across her cheeks. ... starting to tap them slowly, just hard enough for her to hear. She tried to look back to her left out of the corner. You won’t regret it.’ ‘Couple of things though.’ His brow furrowed, ‘What?’ ‘First, you need to tell me your name.’ He laughed, ‘Sorry. I sometimes forget the social niceties. I’m Nathan.’ ‘And I’m Manni.’ ‘Charmed. And the second thing?’ ‘You have to promise I won’t turn up in tomorrow’s papers as the latest victim of the Hull Strangler.’ His mouth opened and closed a couple of times before he grinned, ‘I promise. Besides, I’ve run out of rope, although I do have some spare boot laces I can. "God I don't know," he said exasperated, "like what?" Have you got anything on someone else?" I asked."God I don't know?" he said again, "other than a topless picture of my younger sister," he shugged."That'll do for a start," I said."Hey she my sister," he said angrily, "what will you do with it?" Hey Wayne," I said, "it's your arse or hers. Tell you what, I'll just borrow it for a few hours, just to look at it, then I give it back, ok?" So you're not going to keep it then?" he said."No of.